Dr. Harold and Dorothy Seymour Medal (Seymour Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1999) Nominee
Leonard Koppett
レナード・コペット
Renādo Koppetto
Aliases:
Leonid Kopeliovitch
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-09-15 （Moscow）
- Died
- 2003-06-22 （San Francisco） age 79
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- The Bronx, New York → San Francisco
Career
- Occupations
- Sportswriter, Author
- Active Years
- 1946-2003
- Affiliations
- New York Herald Tribune, New York Post, The New York Times, Peninsula Times Tribune, The Sporting News
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
Columbia University
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1946
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | J. G. Taylor Spink Award | — | — | National Baseball Hall of Fame | Winner |
| 1994 | Curt Gowdy Media Award | — | — | Basketball Hall of Fame | Winner |
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
1992
Organization:
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Result:
Winner
Curt Gowdy Media Award
1994
Organization:
Basketball Hall of Fame
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball
1967 BaseballDefinitive guide exploring baseball strategy and psychology, starting with the fear of the pitch.
Baseball psychologyStrategy
Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball
1998 Baseball historyConcise history of Major League Baseball, updated multiple times.
History
The Rise and Fall of the Press Box
2003 MemoirAutobiography and memoir on changes in sports media since WWII.
JournalismSports media
Bibliography
- A Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball (1967)
- 24 Seconds to Shoot: The Birth and Improbable Rise of the National Basketball Association (1968)
- The New York Mets: The Whole Story (1970)
- The New York Times Guide to Spectator Sports (1971)
- All About Baseball (1973)
- The Essence of the Game is Deception: Thinking about Basketball (1974)
- Sports Illusion, Sports Reality (1981)
- The Man In The Dugout (1993)
- Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball (1998)
- The Rise and Fall of the Press Box (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AnalyticalInsightful
- Recurring Motifs
- Sports psychologyHistorical context
Legacy
Renowned sportswriter, especially on baseball, recipient of Baseball Hall of Fame's Spink Award.
Archives
- Stanford University Libraries
Quotes
-
Every decade of my life has been better than the decade before.
Source: Daughter's testimony (2003)
Trivia
- Grew up a block from Yankee Stadium.
- Soviet-born American.