John Drebinger (March 23, 1891 – October 22, 1979), nicknamed "Drebby", was an American sportswriter in

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for over 50 years. Between 1929 and 1963, he wrote the lead story in ''

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'' for every

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contest, a total of 203 games.

Biography

Drebinger graduated from Curtis High School on

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and went to work for the '' Staten Island Advance'' in 1911. He moved to ''

'' in 1923, and worked there until retiring in 1964. Drebinger estimated that he traveled in his career as a sportswriter covering the Brooklyn Dodgers,

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, and

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. In 1973, Drebinger was honored by the Baseball Writers' Association of America with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for distinguished

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writing. Drebinger died at a nursing home in

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in October 1979. He was survived by his wife, Madeline, and a son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drebinger, John 1891 births 1979 deaths Baseball writers The New York Times journalists Writers from Staten Island Sportswriters from New York (state) BBWAA Career Excellence Award recipients