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Hal Sharkey
Hal Sharkey (Sports editor. Born, Plainfield, NJ, June 2, 1895; died, Montclair, NJ, Mar, 27, 1939.) A golf writer who is considered at least partly responsible for laying the foundation for the modern P.G.A. Tour, Harold S. Sharkey was also sports editor of the Newark (N.J.) Evening News from 1933 until his death. Sharkey started […]
Len Elliott
Len Elliott (Sports editor. Born, Dover, NJ, July 15, 1902; died, Livingston, NJ, Sept. 25, 1978.) A leading authority among writers on college football and golf, Leonard M. Elliott was sports editor of the Newark Evening News for 29 years (1939-68). Elliott started with the News in 1925 and became sports editor in 1939 when […]
