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Richards Vidmer

Written by admin on October 2, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Richards Vidmer (Sportswriter. Born, Fort Riley, KS, Oct. 7, 1898; died, Calloway, KY, July 23, 1978.) As much an athlete as a sportswriter, Richards Vidmer was more of an unorthodox character than anything. Son of a U.S. Army cavalry officer, Vidmer was headed to West Point from St. Luke’s School in Wayne, Penna., in 1917, […]

Posted in Sportswriter, V | Also tagged George Washington University, Herald Tribune, Rajah of Sarawak, Sportswriter, The Morning Telegraph, The Times, U.S. Army Flying Corps, Washington Herald

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