Dave Anderson (1929-2018) *89
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was an American sportswriter based in New York City. In 1981 he won a Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary on sporting events. He was the author of 21 books and more than 350 magazine articles. Anderson was born on May 6, 1929, in Troy, New York. His father was the advertising director of The Troy Times, which his grandfather published. He grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and graduated from Xavier High School, an elite Jesuit preparatory school in New York City, in 1947.
Anderson's first job in the newspaper industry was at the age of 16 as a messenger for The Sun, where his father then worked in advertising sales. He then attended the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, graduating in 1951. Anderson wrote for a number of New York papers. He covered the Brooklyn Dodgers for the Brooklyn Eagle from 1953, before moving to the New York Journal-American in 1955. In 1965, he won the E.P. Dutton Award for the best magazine sports story for "The Longest Day of Sugar Ray," which appeared in True magazine. He also received the Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame for career excellence covering football.
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