Sheldon Ocker
Sheldon Ocker (born August 1942) is an American sportswriter.
Ocker attended Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, graduating in 1960. He attended Ohio State University, and graduated with a degree in political science in 1964.[1] He worked for one year at the Sandusky Register, and was hired by the Akron Beacon Journal in 1967.[2] For the Beacon Journal, he covered high school sports for three years,[1] the Cleveland Cavaliers for ten years, and covered the Cleveland Indians from 1981 through 2013.[3] He was the President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1985. Ocker was named the 2018 winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award.,[4][5] inducting him into National Baseball Hall of Fame.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b https://www.ohio.com/akron/sports/indians/former-beacon-journal-indians-beat-reporter-sheldon-ocker-wins-j-g-spink-award
- ^ https://www.ohio.com/akron/writers/sheldon-ocker-bio
- ^ "Sheldon Ocker, Cleveland Indians long-time beat writer, wins J.G. Spink award". cleveland.com. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Sheldon Ocker wins Hall of Fame's Spink Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "Sheldon Ocker wins Hall of Fame's J.G. Taylor Spink Award". ESPN. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Ryan (July 28, 2018). "Baseball Hall of Fame: Former Beacon Journal writer Sheldon Ocker honored with J.G. Taylor Spink Award". Ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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