Dick Jemison
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Not to be confused with Dick Jamieson.
Richard Stubbs Jemison (September 19, 1886 – January 9, 1965) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter in the South who was for eleven years the sporting editor of the Atlanta Constitution.[1][2][3] He wrote extensively on baseball and football, picking many an All-Southern team. Supposedly, he was the first sports editor to include batting stats in his newspaper column.[citation needed] For two years he was president of the Georgia–Alabama League.[4]
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Born | Richard Stubbs Jemison (1886-09-19)September 19, 1886 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | January 9, 1965(1965-01-09) (aged 78) Xenia, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation | Sportswriter |
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Jemison himself was an avid golfer, basketball player, and bowler.[5]