Tag Archives: Frank Graham
Wilbur Wood
Wilbur Wood (Sports editor. Born, Kansas City, KS, Jan. 1, 1892; died, Hollywood, FL, Mar. 18, 1968.) Among the most important boxing writers of his era, Wilbur Wood became the last sports editor of the original Sun. Wood became a reporter in 1913 when he joined the old St. Louis Republic. He later became a […]
Long Bob Meusel
Long Bob Meusel (Baseball. Born, San Jose, CA, July 19, 1896; died, Downey, CA, Nov. 28, 1977.) On 10 years with the Yankees, Robert William Meusel was the regular leftfielder and an integral part of the start of the dynasty. Meusel, a tall (6’3”) righthand hitter, had enough power to balance the strength from the […]
Frank Graham
Frank Graham (Sportswriting. Born, New York, NY, Nov. 13, 1893; died, New York, NY, Mar. 9, 1965.) There is little doubt that Frank Graham was one of the major forces in the evolution of sportswriting in New York. His keen ear for dialogue and incredible memory enabled him to recreate dugout and lockerroom conversation verbatim […]
Marty Appel
Marty Appel (Baseball. Born, Brooklyn, NY, Aug. 7, 1948.) Martin Eliot Appel spent nearly a decade with the Yankees, first as assistant public relations director (1968-73) before succeeding Bob Fishel as public relations director when the latter moved to the American League office. Appel left in 1977 to become public relations director of the New York […]
