Sam Lacy | |
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 Lacy at his 99th birthday party | |
| Born | Samuel Harold Lacy October 23, 1903 |
| Died | May 8, 2003 (aged 99) Washington, D.C., US |
| Education | Howard University |
| Occupation(s) | Sportswriter, editor, TV/radio commentator |
| Years active | 1920–2003 |
| Spouse(s) |
Roberta Robinson
(m. 1927–1952)Barbara Robinson
(m. 1953–1969) |
| Children | 2 |
Samuel Harold Lacy (October 23, 1903 – May 8, 2003) was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor, and television/radio commentator who worked in the sports journalism field for parts of nine decades. Credited as a persuasive figure in the movement to racially integrate sports, Lacy in 1948 became one of the first black members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). In 1997, he received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for outstanding baseball writing from the BBWAA.