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33: 215:; he decided to quit his mining job, and started his writing career in 1923 at a salary of $ 25 per week. Initially covering the police beat, he later became a sports writer. He also wrote for the short-lived 423:
Sports Editor Gordon Cobbledick considers the beanball and decides it is here to stay—unless some means is found to outlaw wildness high and inside while sanctioning it low and outside
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From 1963 through 2002, the Cleveland chapter of the BBWAA voted annually for the "Gordon Cobbledick Golden Tomahawk Award", which was awarded to the most underrated player of the
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has been frequently reprinted and cited as an example of excellent war reporting. In 1947, he became the sports editor of
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by the BBWAA,. He was also inducted into the Journalism Hall of Fame in 1982 and the
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The Best of Hal Lebovitz: Great Sportswriting from Six Decades in Cleveland
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While visiting a friend in Cleveland, Cobbledick had opportunity to join
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Gray & Company, Publishers. 477:Sure, Fans Know More Than Managers 271:, where he died in 1969, aged 70. 14: 1692:20th-century American journalists 467:Hitting Greatness Can't Be Taught 447:Sure, Modern Players Are Sissies! 167:, the highest award given by the 457:Lampooning Platoon's an Old Time 487:Ace Firemen Make Managers Smart 185:Case Western Reserve University 722:The Fort Lauderdale Daily News 263:Cobbledick was journalist for 181:Case School of Applied Science 157:. He was the sports editor of 85:Case School of Applied Science 1: 998:BBWAA Career Excellence Award 938:: Spider-Naps Publications. 838:. Spider-Naps Publications. 770:Lebovitz, Hal (April 2006). 115:Doris M. Mathews (1901-1981) 928:Odenkirk, James E. (1990). 731:– via newspapers.com. 569:– via newspapers.com. 321:Cobbledick, Gordon (1966). 1748: 834:James E. 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Cleveland, Ohio
Tucson, Arizona
Case School of Applied Science
Sports journalist
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
American
sports
journalist
Cleveland
The Plain Dealer
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Baseball Writers' Association of America
Case School of Applied Science
Case Western Reserve University
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
college football
Case Tech
Morgantown, West Virginia
Baseball Writers' Association of America
World War II
Battle of Okinawa
V-E Day
The Sporting News
Sports Illustrated
Baseball Digest
Tucson, Arizona
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame
Cleveland Indians

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