Jim Murray (sportswriter)
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James Patrick Murray (December 29, 1919 – August 16, 1998) was an American sportswriter.[2][1][4][5] He worked at the Los Angeles Times from 1961 until his death in 1998, and his column was nationally syndicated.[6][7]
Jim Murray | |
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Born | (1919-12-29)December 29, 1919 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | August 16, 1998(1998-08-16) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City |
Occupation | Sportswriter |
Alma mater | Trinity College, 1943 |
Employer | Los Angeles Times (1961–1998) |
Notable awards |
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Spouse |
Geraldine Murray
(m. 1945; died 1984)Linda McCoy (m. 1997) |
Children | 1 daughter, 3 sons |
Among his many achievements was winning the NSSA's Sportswriter of the Year award 14 times (12 of those consecutively). In 1990, he won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his 1989 columns,[8][9] and the Baseball Writers' Association of America awarded him the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1987. Cited as an influence by countless sports journalists,[6][10][11] Murray was a fixture at the L.A. Times for 37 years.
After he won the Pulitzer in 1990, Murray modestly said he thought the prize winner should have had "to bring down a government or expose major graft or give advice to prime ministers. Correctly quoting Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda shouldn't merit a Pulitzer Prize."[2] He was offered $1 million to join The National Sports Daily, but declined.[12]