Albert Edward Abrams (February 29, 1904 – March 3, 1977) was an American

sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the n ...

who wrote for the ''

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...

'' from 1926 until his death in 1977, serving as its sports editor from April 1947 to March 1974. From 1936, he was founder and president of the Post-Gazette Dapper Dan Club, which, between its inception and Abrams's death, contributed over $800,000 to charitable organizations.Stellino, Vito
"Al Abrams Dies of Heart Attack"
''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. March 4, 1977. Retrieved 2015-07-31. In February 1979, the Club instituted the Al Abrams Memorial Award, given to athletes who have already gained admission to their respective sports' Halls of Fame.Feeney, Charley
"Kiner to Receive Dapper Dan's Al Abrams Award"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. January 31, 1984. Retrieved 2015-07-31. Abrams died at age 73 in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsyl ...

."Al Abrams Dies, Covered Sports Here 51 Years"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. March 4, 1977. Retrieved 2015-07-31.

References

Boxing writers 1904 births 1977 deaths Pittsburgh Post-Gazette people Sportswriters from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Pittsburgh Writers from Pittsburgh 20th-century American journalists American male journalists {{US-journalist-1900s-stub