Sam Lacy at his 99th birthday party in 2003 (JOHN MATHEW SMITH, CC BY-SA 2.0)

Sam Lacy

When Sam Lacy was growing up in Washington, D.C., he dreamed…
Si Burick (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Si Burick

Si Burick’s byline adorned the sports pages of the Dayton Daily…
Wendell Smith (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Wendell Smith

Wendell Smith built a media career that would eventually be recognized…

Bob Broeg

Bob Broeg (rhymes with “egg”) was a titan of sports writing…

Walter “Red” Smith

Red Smith, a small, shy man with a commonplace name, was an uncommonly…

Roger Angell

He is, perhaps, the most exquisitely talented writer ever to…

Bob Addie

With his trademark dark glasses and red socks, Bob Addie, the…

John F. Kieran

John Kieran stands among the legends of baseball writing with…

Dan Daniel

Dan Daniel thought he had the best job on the newspaper. Several…

Shirley Povich

As baseball grew more popular, people wanted to keep up with…