Bob Broeg
/in /by Jason BestBob Broeg (1918-2015) was a titan of sports writing and knowledge in St. Louis for six decades. He was a local boy through and through, growing up in south city, attending the University of Missouri, and working in St. Louis (aside from a very brief time early in his career in Boston), from 1946 until his death. He held his dream job, St. Louis Cardinals beat writer, at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, before being promoted to sports editor, and then to assistant to the publisher. Even into his so-called retirement, he continued to write a Sunday column and also special columns whenever the mood struck or events warranted. He hosted a KMOX radio show with friend and rival columnist Bob Burnes, where he opined about sports for years. He lent his name to the St. Louis SABR chapter and regularly attended the Bob Broeg Chapter monthly meetings. He was an author of many books, including one on his favorite team, the Gas House Gang. Most importantly, he was highly respected by so many in the St. Louis area, both the people he covered and his many readers and listeners.
Read some of his early SABR articles below.
SABR BioProject biographies written by Bob Broeg
SABR Games Project stories written by Bob Broeg
SABR Journal Articles written by Bob Broeg
SABR Research Topics written by Bob Broeg
SABR Research Articles written by Bob Broeg
SABR Ballparks written by Bob Broeg