Robert Addie (born Robert Richard Addonizio, February 6, 1910 – January 18, 1982) was an American
sportswriter
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who covered baseball for ''
The Washington Post
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'' and ''
Washington Times-Herald
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''. Addie was known for his red socks, dark glasses, and unabashed sentiment.
He never missed a day on the
Washington Senators' beat for 20 years until the team left town in 1971. Addie was presented with the
J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America
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in 1981. He covered the PGA after baseball moved from Washington and wrote many articles for the Post after his retirement from the paper in 1977. He wrote a book about his sportswriting career entitled ''Sportswriter'' which was published in 1980.
Personal life
His wife was
Pauline Betz Addie, four time US Open and one time Wimbledon Champion. He was the father of author
Kim Addonizio and grandfather of her daughter, actress
Aya Cash.
Further reading
*Addie, Bob. Sports Writer (Lanham Maryland: Accent, 1980).
References
External links
Baseball Hall of Fame
1910 births
1982 deaths
American sportswriters
American writers of Italian descent
BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipients
20th-century American non-fiction writers
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