American sportswriter (1903–1975)
Tommy Holmes |
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Born | (1903-11-05)November 5, 1903
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Died | March 25, 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 71)
Brooklyn, New York |
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Nationality | American |
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Occupation | Sportswriter & author |
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Years active | 1924–1957 |
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Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
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Thomas Holmes (November 5, 1903 – March 25, 1975)[1] was an American sports writer who covered the Brooklyn Dodgers for the Brooklyn Eagle and the New York Herald-Tribune, from 1924 to 1957.
Holmes, who only had one arm, died in March 1975 at age 71.[2][3]
He was posthumously awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), announced in 1979 and bestowed in 1980.[4]
- ^ Burgess, Bill (February 21, 2007). "Thomas Holmes---AKA Tommy Holmes". baseball-fever.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Sports Writer Tommy Holmes Dies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. March 27, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Red (March 29, 1975). "On Tommy Holmes". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. p. 18. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two share Spinks Award". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield, Indiana. UPI. November 28, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.