Bob Addie
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Robert Addie (born Robert Richard Addonizio, February 6, 1910 – January 18, 1982) was an American
J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America
in 1981. He covered the PGA after baseball moved from Washington and wrote many articles for the Post after his retirement from the paper in 1977. He wrote a book about his sportswriting career entitled Sportswriter which was published in 1980.
Personal life
His wife was Pauline Betz Addie, four time US Open and one time Wimbledon Champion. He was the father of author Kim Addonizio and grandfather of her daughter, actress Aya Cash.
Further reading
- Addie, Bob. Sports Writer (Lanham Maryland: Accent, 1980).
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