Tag Archives: Dan Daniel
Joe Vila
Joe Vila (Sports editor. Born, Boston, MA, Sept. 16, 1866; died, New York, NY, Apr. 27, 1934.) Among the more significant and influential sportswriters and sports editors of the first third of the 20th century was Joseph Spencer Vila. Starting in his native Boston, Vila went through a series of newspapers both there and in […]
Dan Daniel
Dan Daniel (Sportswriter. Born, New York, NY, June 6, 1890; died, Pompano Beach, FL, July 1, 1981.) One of the most prolific and respected sportswriters in baseball and boxing, Dan Daniel got sidetracked on his way to becoming a doctor. Born Daniel Margovitz, his name became a byline that said simply “By Daniel.” While a […]
