Jesse Abramson
{{Short description|American sports writer (1904–1979)}}
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| birth_name = Jesse P. Abramson
| birth_date = March 3, 1904
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| death_date = June 11, 1979
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = Sports writer
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| known_for = His work for the New York Herald Tribune
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Jesse P. Abramson (March 3, 1904 – June 11, 1979) was an American sports writer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/12/archives/jesse-p-abramson-sportswriter-for-herald-tribune-dead-at-75-the.html|title=Jesse P. Abramson, Sportswriter For Herald Tribune, Dead at 75|first=Red|last=Smith|date=June 12, 1979|via=NYTimes.com}}
Biography
Abramson was the founder of the New York Track Writers Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/abramson-jesse|title=Abramson, Jesse}} Jesse Abramson Award is named after him.
Between 1924 and 1964, Abramson wrote for the New York Herald Tribune.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/JesseAbramson.htm|title=Jesse Abramson}} In 1976, he was a press liaison for the Olympic Committee of the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/abramson-jesse-p-1904-1979|title=Abramson, Jesse P. 1904-1979}}
Works
Recognition
- International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Grantland Rice Award of the Sportsmen Brotherhood
- James J. Walker Award
- New York Track Writers Association Award
- Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism
- National Track and Field Hall of Fame
References
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Further reading
- Dictionary of Literary Biography, Volume 241: American Sportswriters and Writers on Sport, Gale (Detroit, MI), 2001.
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Category:American sportswriters