Gwen Knapp

Gwen Knapp
Born
Mary Gwen Knapp

(1961-11-18)November 18, 1961
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
DiedJanuary 20, 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 61)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
EducationHarvard University
OccupationSports journalist

Mary Gwen Knapp (November 18, 1961 – January 20, 2023) was an American sports journalist. During her career as sportswriter, she wrote for newspapers including The Philadelphia Inquirer, the San Francisco Examiner, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The New York Times.[1] She also wrote for the Sports on Earth website.[2] As one of the few female sports columnists at major metropolitan newspapers in the 1990s,[3] Knapp developed a national reputation for going beyond the headlines to explore issues such as drugs, sexism, homophobia, and racism in sports.[1][4][5] She was a finalist for numerous sports journalism awards, and won the Associated Press Sports Writers award for column writing in 1998.[6][1]

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  2. ^ Vogan, Ben (2015). ESPN: The Making of a Sports Media Empire. University of Illinois Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780252039768.
  3. ^ Jones, Tom (January 23, 2023). "Opinion | Fox Sports 1 personality Shannon Sharpe and his inexcusable behavior". Poynter.org. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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  5. ^ Bissinger, Buzz (May 4, 2011). "Major League Homophobia Isn't Going Away". Newsweek Web Exclusives. ProQuest 866341596. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "Examiner sports coverage honored". CT Insider. February 28, 1999. Retrieved January 23, 2023.