Connor Writing Awards: 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
1979 Awards (from post-Super Bowl XII through Super Bowl XIII – incomplete results)
A.M. News
1. Sam Blair, Dallas Morning News
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P.M. News
1. Steve Ballard, Bellingham (Wash.) Herald
2. Glenn Sheeley, Pittsburgh Press
Columns
1. Dave Anderson, New York Times
2.
Features
1. Hubert Mizell, St. Petersburg Times
2.
1978 Awards (from post-Super Bowl XI through Super Bowl XII – incomplete results)
A.M. News
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P.M. News
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2. Glenn Sheeley, Pittsburgh Press
Columns
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Features
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1977 Awards (from post-Super Bowl X through Super Bowl XI)
List to be added
1976 Awards (from post-Super Bowl IX through Super Bowl X)
List to be added
1975 Awards (from post-Super Bowl VIII through Super Bowl IX)
List to be added
1974 Awards (from post-Super Bowl VII through Super Bowl VIII)
Story of the Year
Tim Weigel, Chicago Daily News
A.M. News
1. David Casstevens, Houston Post
2. Dave Brady, Washington Post
P.M. News
1. Don Williams, Long Island Press
2. Matt Mitchell, Daily Californian
Newspaper Features
1. Bob St. John, Dallas Morning News
2. Gene Roswell, New York Post
Magazine Features
1. Tim Weigel, Chicago Daily News
2. Murray Olderman, Newspaper Enterprise Association
1973 Awards – Inaugural Contest (from post-Super Bowl VI through Super Bowl VII)
Story of the Year
Dave Anderson, New York Times
Game Story – A.M. Newspaper
Bob St. John, Dallas Morning News: Dallas NFC Divisional Playoff victory over San Francisco
Game Story – P.M. Newspaper
Gene Roswell, New York Post: Super Bowl VII
Game Story – Wire Service/Syndicate
Vito Stellino, United Press International: Washington NFC Championship Game victory over Dallas
Feature Writing – Newspaper
Dave Anderson, New York Times: Jim Duncan, 1946–1972: The Case is Closed, but the Mystery Remains
Feature Writing – Magazine
Pete Axthelm, Newsweek: The Year of the Runner
Feature Writing – Wire Service/Syndicate
Melvin Durslag, King Features Syndicate: Art Rooney’s rise to becoming a winning owner in the NFL