Tommy Holmes
Born(1903-11-05)November 5, 1903
Brooklyn, New York
DiedMarch 25, 1975(1975-03-25) (aged 71)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSportswriter & author
Years active1924–1957
AwardsJ. G. Taylor Spink Award

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]

Works

References

  1. ^ Burgess, Bill (February 21, 2007). "Thomas Holmes---AKA Tommy Holmes". baseball-fever.com. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ex-Sports Writer Tommy Holmes Dies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Associated Press. March 27, 1975. p. 62. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Smith, Red (March 29, 1975). "On Tommy Holmes". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. p. 18. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Two share Spinks Award". The Daily Reporter. Greenfield, Indiana. UPI. November 28, 1979. p. 12. Retrieved June 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

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