PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2018) Winner
Dave Kindred
デイブ・キンドレッド
Deibu Kindoreddo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-04-12 （Atlanta, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Atlanta, Illinois → Bloomington, Illinois → Louisville, Kentucky → Washington, D.C. → Atlanta, Georgia → Morton, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- sportswriter, columnist
- Active Years
- 1963-2024
- Affiliations
- The Pantagraph, The Courier-Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The National Sports Daily, Golf Digest
- Influenced By
- Red Smith, Stan Musial
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | — | Journalism | — | 在学中および卒業後2年間 The Pantagraph で勤務 | United States |
Atlanta High School
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
Led basketball team to 1959 regional championship
Illinois Wesleyan University
Journalism
Period:
在学中および卒業後2年間 The Pantagraph で勤務
Country:
United States
Journalism scholarship; played Division III baseball
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | National Headline Award | — | general interest | — | Winner |
| 1991 | Red Smith Award | — | outstanding contributions to sports journalism | — | Winner |
| 2000 | Curt Gowdy Media Award | — | Print Media | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | Winner |
| 2010 | PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism | — | — | Professional Golfers' Association of America | Winner |
| 2011 | Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism | — | — | — | Winner |
National Headline Award
1971
Category:
general interest
Result:
Winner
Red Smith Award
1991
Category:
outstanding contributions to sports journalism
Result:
Winner
Curt Gowdy Media Award
2000
Category:
Print Media
Organization:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Result:
Winner
PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism
2010
Organization:
Professional Golfers' Association of America
Result:
Winner
Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism
2011
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sound and Fury
2006 BiographyDual biography of Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell
sportsracemedia
Leave Out the Tragic Parts
2021 MemoirAbout the death of his grandson Jared
lossfamilygrief
My Home Team
2023 Non-fictionReturning to hometown after retirement, covering girls' high school basketball team in Morton, Illinois
communitysportsretirement
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- passionate and detailed writing
- Recurring Motifs
- human drama through sports
Legacy
Regarded as one of America's foremost sportswriters, inducted into multiple halls of fame and recipient of lifetime achievement awards. Donated 50+ years of journalism collection to alma mater.
Archives
- Illinois Wesleyan University Tate Archives and Special Collections
Quotes
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I wrote four or five times per week from everywhere in the world on every major sporting event, every time trying to make the column the best one I ever wrote.
Source: IWU Interview (2011)
Trivia
- Discouraged by English teacher to become a foreign correspondent but pursued sportswriting.
- Met wife Cheryl in high school; she passed away in 2021.
- Has one son.