Jack Hand

{{Short description|American sportswriter}}

Jack Jefferson Hand (September 25, 1912 – May 6, 1995)U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 was an American sports reporter for the Associated Press (AP) from 1943 to 1971. His work included coverage of the Olympic Games, the World Series, championship boxing, and the first Super Bowl.{{cite news|title=Oglesby Named Editor of The Morning Call|url=https://apnews.com/797b846a0320efe2e8dd291b6de97235|accessdate=August 29, 2017|publisher=Associated Press|date=May 8, 1995}} He was given the Nat Fleischer Award by the Boxing Writers Association of America in 1975 for excellence in boxing journalism.{{cite news|title=People in Sports|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/02/13/archives/people-in-sports-fordham-eleven-hires-excolumbia-aide-as-coach.html|accessdate=August 29, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=February 13, 1975}} After retiring from the AP, Hand was an information and editorial coordinator for the National Football League (NFL) and later was a consultant and contributor to the NFL's weekly GameDay program (now known as Sunday NFL Countdown).{{cite news|title=Jack Hand, 82, Dies; Was A.P. Reporter|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/08/obituaries/jack-hand-82-dies-was-ap-reporter.html|accessdate=August 29, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=May 8, 1995}}

Hand was a graduate of Hamilton College in New York. He began his journalism career for The Binghamton Sun in his hometown of Binghamton, New York and broadcast games of the Binghamton Triplets minor league baseball team.{{cite news|title=Sports Digest|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13423765/sports_digest/|accessdate=August 29, 2017|work=The Salina Journal|date=May 7, 1995|page=38|via=Newspapers.com}} He died aged 82 on May 6, 1995, in his home in New Milford, Pennsylvania.