Blinkey Horn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Claude Sheetz Horn August 28, 1885 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1937 (aged 51) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
Claude Sheetz "Blinkey" Horn (August 28, 1885 – May 20, 1937) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter, known most for his work in the Nashville Tennessean. He was a charter member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1966. [1] He was later inducted into the Tennessee Sports Writers Hall of Fame. [2]
Nashville Tennessean
He started at the Tennessean in 1912, held several positions such as police reporter, and in 1919 succeeded John H. Nye as sports editor. [3]
Basketball
He developed the concept of a state high school basketball tournament and prompted the newspaper to sponsor the state tournament from 1921 until 1929. [2]
Baseball
He was considered an authority on baseball, [4] who could readily pluck names and stats from memory. [3] Horn referred to the right field of Sulphur Dell as the "right center dump" for the unusual hill and its accompanying smell of the nearby city dump. [5]
Football
While passersby stopped to watch, Michigan coach Fielding Yost once diagrammed a play for Horn on the sidewalk using groceries. [6]
Death
On May 20, 1937, Horn died unexpectedly of a heart attack. [3]
References
- ^ "Horn, Claude S. "Blinkey"". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Sports Writers Hall of Fame to induct former News Sentinel editor Riggs". May 4, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Noted Tennessee Sport Scrivener Called by Death". The Evening Independent. May 21, 1937.
- ^ John A. Simpson (17 October 2013). Hub Perdue: Clown Prince of the Mound. p. 261. ISBN 9781476602745.
- ^ Skip Nipper (2007). Baseball in Nashville. p. 43. ISBN 9780738543918.
- ^ "Morris McLemore Says". The Miami News. January 13, 1951.