Daniel, Dan, 1890-1981

Writer - New York, New York; 1972 BBWAA Career Excellence Award winner; "Dan Daniel (June 6, 1890 – July 1, 1981), born Daniel Margowitz, was an American sportswriter whose contributions over a long period led him to be called the Dean of American Baseball Writers. By 1924, Daniel had settled at the New York Telegram, where he remained for the next forty years. In addition to his daily columns for the New York Telegram (later World Telegram then World Telegram and Sun), Daniel wrote weekly columns for The Sporting News, contributing more words to that publication than any other writer in its history."--Wikipedia