Dick McCann Memorial Award

The Dick McCann Memorial Award is bestowed annually by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) "for long and distinguished reporting on professional football".[1] The award was created in 1969 and is named for Dick McCann, who was the first director of the Hall of Fame. Presentation of the award is made annually at the Pro Football Hall Enshrinement Ceremony. Prior to 2014, the presentation was made at the Enshrinees Dinner.

The list of McCann Award honorees[2] is sometimes referred to as the "writer's wing" of the Hall of Fame.[3]

Award recipients

YearAwardeePublication
1969George StricklerChicago Tribune
1970Arthur DaleyNew York Times
1971Joe KingNew York World-Telegram and Sun
1972Lewis AtchisonWashington Star
1973Dave BradyWashington Post
1974Bob OatesLos Angeles Times
1975John SteadmanBaltimore News-American
1976Jack HandAssociated Press
1977Art DaleyGreen Bay Press-Gazette
1978Murray OldermanNewspaper Enterprise Association
1979Pat LivingstonPittsburgh Press
1980Chuck HeatonCleveland Plain Dealer
1981Norm MillerNew York Daily News
1982Cameron SnyderBaltimore Morning Sun
1983Hugh BrownPhiladelphia Bulletin
1984Larry FelserBuffalo News
1985Cooper RollowChicago Tribune
1986Bill WallaceNew York Times
1987Jerry MageeSan Diego Union
1988Gordon ForbesUSA Today
1989Vito StellinoBaltimore Sun
1990Will McDonoughBoston Globe
1991Dick ConnorDenver Post
1992Frank LuksaDallas Morning News
1993Ira MillerSan Francisco Chronicle
1994Don PiersonChicago Tribune
1995Ray DidingerPhiladelphia Daily News
1996Paul ZimmermanSports Illustrated
1997Bob RoeslerNew Orleans Times-Picayune
1998Dave AndersonNew York Times
1999Art SpanderOakland Tribune
2000Tom McEwenTampa Tribune
2001Len ShapiroWashington Post
2002Edwin PopeMiami Herald
2003Joel BuchsbaumPro Football Weekly
2004Rick GosselinDallas Morning News
2005Jerry GreenDetroit News
2006John McClainHouston Chronicle
2007John ClaytonESPN.com
2008Len PasquarelliESPN.com
2009Peter KingSports Illustrated
2010Pete FinneyNew Orleans Times-Picayune
2011Bob McGinnMilwaukee Journal-Sentinel
2012Tom KowalskiMLive.com
2013 Dan Pompei Chicago Tribune
2014 Ed Bouchette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

See also

References

  1. ↑ "McClain honored with 2006 McCann Award". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 March 2010. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. ↑ "McCann Award Winners, 1969-2010". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  3. ↑ "John Clayton bio". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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