Joe McLaughlin (sportswriter)

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Joe McLaughlin in 1980

McLaughlin on SWC Press Tour

McLaughlin with Jess Neely and Bill Whitmore

Joseph Carroll McLaughlin (April 17, 1934 – November 25, 1997) was one of the most well-known and respected Texas professional sportswriters of the late 20th century. According to the Houston Chronicle, McLaughlin was considered "one of the true newspaper legends of the Southwest Conference," his name synonymous with high school, professional and college sports in Texas during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.^[1]

McLaughlin began his career at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in the 1950s. This was followed by stints at the Abilene Reporter-News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram. By the mid-1960s, McLaughlin had begun what would be the first of 26 years at the Houston Chronicle as a writer and editor. While covering professional boxing,^[2] McLaughlin interviewed a rising star named Cassius Clay, who later became known as Muhammad Ali.^[3]

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