Thomas Holmes (November 5, 1903 – March 25, 1975)[1] was an American sports writer who covered the Brooklyn Dodgers for the Brooklyn Eagle and the New York Herald-Tribune, from 1924 to 1957.
Tommy Holmes | |
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Born | |
Died | March 25, 1975 Brooklyn, New York | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Sportswriter & author |
Years active | 1924–1957 |
Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
Holmes, who only had one arm, died in March 1975 at age 71.[2][3]
He was posthumously awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA), announced in 1979 and bestowed in 1980.[4]