Si Burick
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Simon "Si" Burick was a sports editor and featured columnist for the Dayton Daily News
for 58 years. Burick received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award on July 23, 1983, and was inducted into the writers section of the Baseball Hall of Fame
. He is the first writer from a city without a Major League baseball team to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Burick was an Ohio
radio personality as early as 1935, when he became WHIO
’s first sportscaster. His daily 15-minute programs aired until 1961. Burick also hosted the Cincinnati Reds pre-game show before home games. In 1949, when WHIO-TV went on the air, Burick was one of its featured personalities and continued to be so for ten years.
In 1986, Burick was honored by the National College Football Hall of Fame and the Associated Press
Sports Editors, who awarded him the Red Smith Award, considered the most prestigious sports writing honor in the United States.
Burick authored three books, Alston and the Dodgers in 1966, The Main Spark, a biography of Sparky Anderson
, in 1978, and Byline, a collection of his columns, in 1982.
Dayton Daily News
The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published in Dayton, Ohio. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. In the 2010 Associated Press Society of Ohio newspaper competition that takes place every year, DaytonDailyNews.com was named "the best large-newspaper web site in Ohio".-History:On August 15,...
for 58 years. Burick received the J. G. Taylor Spink Award on July 23, 1983, and was inducted into the writers section of the Baseball Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
. He is the first writer from a city without a Major League baseball team to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Burick was an Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
radio personality as early as 1935, when he became WHIO
WHIO (AM)
WHIO is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Dayton, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Cincinnati and Dayton area...
’s first sportscaster. His daily 15-minute programs aired until 1961. Burick also hosted the Cincinnati Reds pre-game show before home games. In 1949, when WHIO-TV went on the air, Burick was one of its featured personalities and continued to be so for ten years.
In 1986, Burick was honored by the National College Football Hall of Fame and the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
Sports Editors, who awarded him the Red Smith Award, considered the most prestigious sports writing honor in the United States.
Burick authored three books, Alston and the Dodgers in 1966, The Main Spark, a biography of Sparky Anderson
Sparky Anderson
George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was an American Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both...
, in 1978, and Byline, a collection of his columns, in 1982.