Bill Hinds
{{short description|American sports cartoonist (born 1950)}}
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| birth_place = Houston, Texas
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| notable works = Tank McNamara
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| awards = National Cartoonist Society divisional award for Sports Cartoons, 1986
National Cartoonist Society New Media Award, 2000
National Cartoonist Society Gold T-Square, 2024
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Bill Hinds (born April 21, 1950, in Houston, Texas) is an American sports cartoonist, whose work includes the sports cartoon feature Buzz Beamer, and the syndicated comic strips Cleats and Tank McNamara.Parks, Louis B. [http://www.chron.com/life/article/Bill-Hinds-The-man-behind-Tank-comic-strip-1781950.php "The man behind tank: Bill Hinds draws on his talent with a pencil (not with a ball) to deliver sports cartoons,"] Houston Chronicle (May 4, 2008).
Career
Hinds illustrated Tank McNamara with co-creator and writer Jeff Millar from 1974 to 2012, when he also took over writing due to Millar's failing health.Cavna, Michael (December 3, 2012). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/rip-jeff-millar-tank-mcnamara-co-creator-bill-hinds-memorializes-his-good-friends-bewildered-sense-of-humor/2012/12/03/e0a9f574-3d5d-11e2-ae43-cf491b837f7b_blog.html RIP, Jeff Millar: ‘Tank McNamara’ co-creator Bill Hinds memorializes his good friend’s ‘bewildered’ sense of humor.] The Washington Post
His work featuring Buzz Beamer appears each month in Sports Illustrated Kids. His drawings can also be found on the magazine's website, on which his characters also appear in games and animated cartoons.
Hinds is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin University and has held seats on the National Cartoonists Society and the Newspaper Features Council.
Personal life
Hinds lives with his wife, Lisa, and their three children (Sam, Hannah and Grace) in Spring, Texas.
Awards
Hinds received the National Cartoonist Society divisional award for Sports Cartoons in 1986 and their New Media Award in 2000. He received an additional nomination for the New Media Award in 2002.
References
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External links
- [https://nationalcartoonists.com/awards/ NCS Awards]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928000651/http://www.amuniversal.com/ups/features/cleats/bio.htm Amuniversal.com]
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Category:American comic strip cartoonists
Category:American sports cartoonists
Category:American comics artists
Category:American comics writers
Category:American sports comics artists
Category:People from Spring, Texas
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