Slotnik: Ray Robinson, who wrote of Gehrig the man, dies at 96
From Daniel E. Slotnik at the New York Times on November 9, 2017, on SABR member Ray Robinson:
Ray Robinson, a longtime magazine editor who wrote well-received biographies of baseball stars from his youth like Christy Mathewson and Lou Gehrig, died on Nov. 1 in Manhattan. He was 96.
His daughter, Nancy Miringoff, said he died a day after having a stroke.
For many years Mr. Robinson made a living as an editor at magazines like Seventeen and Good Housekeeping, but baseball and other sports were always his passion. Though he was never a professional baseball reporter, his life was so infused with the game that he could, and did, more than hold his own in discussions about the sport.
His biographies include “Matty, an American Hero: Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants” (1994), about the star pitcher of the early 20th century, and “Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend” (1999), about the celebrated Notre Dame football coach.
His sportswriting, which mixed careful research with personal recollections, was more realistic than reverential.
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Originally published: November 10, 2017. Last Updated: November 10, 2017.