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American sportswriter (1903–1975)
Tommy Holmes |
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Born | (1903-11-05)November 5, 1903
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Died | March 25, 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 71)
Brooklyn, New York |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Sportswriter & author |
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Years active | 1924–1957 |
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Awards |
J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
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Thomas Holmes (November 5, 1903 – March 25, 1975)
[1] was an American
sports writer who covered the
Brooklyn Dodgers for the
Brooklyn Eagle and the
New York Herald-Tribune, from 1924 to 1957.
Holmes, who only had one arm, died in March 1975 at age 71.
[2]
[3]
He was posthumously awarded the
J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), announced in 1979 and bestowed in 1980.
[4]
Works
References
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^ Burgess, Bill (February 21, 2007).
"Thomas Holmes---AKA Tommy Holmes". baseball-fever.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
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"Ex-Sports Writer Tommy Holmes Dies".
Hartford Courant.
Hartford, Connecticut.
Associated Press. March 27, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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Smith, Red (March 29, 1975).
"On Tommy Holmes".
The Berkshire Eagle.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts. p. 18. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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"Two share Spinks Award".
The Daily Reporter.
Greenfield, Indiana.
UPI. November 28, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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