Jesse Abramson
Jesse Abramson (Sportswriter. Born, Mountain Dale, NY, Mar. 11, 1904; died, Mount Vernon, NY, June 11, 1979.) In the sports world, the term “walking encyclopedia” is applied to anyone with...
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Franklin P. Adams (Columnist. Born, Chicago, IL, Nov. 15, 1881; died, New York, NY, Mar. 30, 1960.) Probably no writer other than Franklin Pierce Adams can claim to have helped put three men...
View ArticleJames Gordon Bennett, Jr.
James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (Yachting, polo. Born, New York, NY, May 10, 1841; died, Paris, France, May 14, 1918.) In common with many wealthy young men of his era, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., was both...
View ArticleRed Patterson
Red Patterson (Public relations. Born, Long Island City, NY, Feb. 1, 1909; died, Fullerton, CA, Feb. 10, 1992.) Arthur E. (Red) Patterson had the unique distinction of being the first public...
View ArticleJoan Payson
Joan Payson (Baseball. Born, New York, NY, Feb. 5, 1903; died, New York, NY, Oct. 4, 1975.) A lifelong fan of baseball and horse racing, Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson could afford to indulge her...
View ArticleBunk MacBeth
Bunk MacBeth (Sportswriter. Born, Ingersoll, Ont., Aug. 19, 1884; died, Saratoga Springs, NY, Aug. 5, 1937.) Very few sportswriters can claim to have helped bring a major sport to a major city, but...
View ArticleW.O. McGeehan
W.O. McGeehan (Sportswriter. Born, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 22, 1879; died, Brunswick, GA, Nov. 29, 1933.) Among the most important and best-known sportswriters of the 1920s was William O’Connell...
View ArticleBill Hanna
Bill Hanna (Sportswriter. Born, Kansas City, MO, 1862; died, Newfoundland, NJ, Nov. 20, 1930.) For nearly four decades, William B. Hanna covered sports for New York newspapers, starting with The...
View ArticleRed Smith
Red Smith (Sportswriter. Born, Green Bay, WI, Sept. 25, 1905; died, New Canaan, CT, Jan. 15, 1982.) A graduate of Notre Dame, Walter Wellesley Smith began his newspaper career in 1927 with the...
View ArticleJock Whitney
Jock Whitney (Polo and thoroughbred racing. Born, Ellsworth, ME, Aug. 17, 1904; died, Manhasset, NY, Feb. 8, 1982.) A polo star, successful racing stable owner, backer of plays and movies, newspaper...
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