DICK CONNOR WRITING AWARDS We are now taking entries for the annual Dick Connor Writing Awards, a competition that honors some of the best work in the entire sportswriting community. There are a few important changes, so here goes: Malcolm Moran, director of the Sports Capital Journalism Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, will judge the […]
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June 2019 PFWA Newsletter
Vol. LVI, No. 3 June 11, 2019 (more…)
Cunningham and Westhoff selected to PFWA 2019 Dr. Z Award class
The late Gunther Cunningham, who spent 33 of his 35 NFL seasons as an assistant coach and was best known for his feared defensive units in Kansas City over two stints and nine seasons as the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator, and Mike Westhoff, who spent 32 seasons as an NFL assistant coach and is regarded as […]
Rams PR staff selected as PFWA 2019 Pete Rozelle Award winner
The Los Angeles Rams public relations staff, which was lauded for excelling in helping Southern California and national media cover the club during a season when the Rams advanced to Super Bowl LIII, has been selected as the 2019 Pete Rozelle Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). The Rams PR staff, […]
Joe Horrigan selected as PFWA 2019 Jack Horrigan Award winner
Joe Horrigan, regarded as the foremost historian on pro football who retired on June 1 as executive director after 42 years on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s staff, has been selected as the 2019 Jack Horrigan Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Joe, the son of the late Jack Horrigan, […]
Sam Farmer selected as PFWA 2019 Dick McCann Award winner
Sam Farmer, who is in his 25th year of NFL coverage in 2019, and his 19th at the Los Angeles Times, has been selected as the 2019 Dick McCann Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Farmer, the 51st McCann Award honoree, is the second member of the Los Angeles Times to […]