Dick Kaegel

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Richard James Kaegel (born c. 1940) is an American sportswriter. As a

beat writer, he covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball, and also served as the editor-in-chief for The Sporting News
.

Biography

Kaegel is from Belleville, Illinois. While he was a senior at Belleville Township High School, he was hired as a full-time sportswriter for the Belleville News-Democrat in 1956, at the age of 16, on the recommendation of his high school journalism teacher.[1] The arrangement allowed him to work for the paper in the morning and complete his schooling in the afternoons.[1] He graduated from high school in 1957[1] and earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri in 1961.[2]

After graduating from college, Kaegel was hired as a sportswriter for the

liver transplant.[4] Kaegel also served as a voting member of the Veterans Committee in the 2012 and 2015 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting.[5][6]

Kaegel was named the

National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.[8]

Kaegel and his wife, Betty, live in Lee's Summit, Missouri.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Criddle, Dean (November 18, 2020). "Belleville native, longtime baseball writer finalist for Hall of Fame honor". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Wilkins, Marcus (May 20, 2015). "If They Don't Win It's a Shame". MIZZOU Magazine. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Flanagan, Jeffrey (November 13, 2020). "Dick Kaegel nominated for J.G. Taylor Spink Award | Kansas City Royals". Mlb.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Post-Dispatch baseball writer, longtime Royals beat writer Dick Kaegel wins BBWAA's Hall of Fame honor | Derrick Goold: Bird Land". stltoday.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  5. ^ Miller, Michelle (December 6, 2011). "Santo earns election into Hall". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Snyder, Matt (December 8, 2014). "Veterans committee doesn't elect anyone to Hall of Fame". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Flanagan, Jeffrey. "Dick Kaegel Spink Award 2021 winner". MLB.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Castrovince, Anthony (July 25, 2021). "Beat legend Kaegel feted in Cooperstown". MLB.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

External links

  • Dick Kaegel BBWAA Career Excellence Award biography at the National Baseball Hall of Fame
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