Edward E. Fitzgerald

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Edward Earl Fitzgerald
Bronx, New York City
DiedFebruary 11, 2001 (2001-02-12) (aged 81)
New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupations
  • Sportswriter
  • magazine editor
  • publishing executive
Years active1940s through 1970s

Edward Earl Fitzgerald (September 10, 1919 – February 11, 2001) was a sports journalist, editor of

Doubleday Publishing, and president of McCall's Magazine Group.[1] He was also an author of sports biographies.[1] His own memoirs include A Nickel an Inch: An Autobiography, and That Place in Minnesota.[1][2]

Fitzgerald built himself a good reputation during his time as editor of Sport magazine during the 1950s.[3] After he moved on to become president of Doubleday books, he continued to work editing and writing. He helped Yogi Berra write Berra's autobiography which Doubleday published.[3] He also co-wrote with tennis player Althea Gibson, sportscaster Mel Allen, and football player Johnny Unitas on their autobiographies.[4]

Books

  • Tales for males, New York : Cadillac Pub. Co., 1945
  • Kick-off!, New York : Bantam Books, 1948
  • The turning point, New York : A.S. Barnes, 1948
  • College slugger, New York : A.S. Barnes, 1950
  • Yankee rookie, New York : Barnes, 1952
  • The book of major league baseball clubs, New York, A.S. Barnes, 1952
  • The book of major league baseball clubs: The American league, New York, A.S. Barnes & Co., 1952
  • The book of major league baseball clubs: The National league, New York, A.S. Barnes and Co., 1952
  • A treasury of sport stories; the best articles, New York, Bartholomew House, 1955
  • Champions in sports and spirit, New York, Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956
  • The ballplayer, : A.S. Barnes and Co., 1957
  • I always wanted to be Somebody . . . Edited by Ed. Fitzgerald, by Althea Gibson; Ed Fitzgerald, W.H. Allen: London, 1959
  • More champions in sports and spirit, New York, Vision Books, 1959
  • Heroes of sport, New York : Bartholomew House, 1960
  • Johnny Unitas : the amazing success story of Mr. Quarterback, New York : Nelson, 1961
  • Yogi: The Autobiography of a Baseball Player, by Yogi Berra and Ed Fitzgerald, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1961
  • You can't beat the hours; a long, loving look at big-league baseball, including some Yankees I have known, New York, Harper & Row, 1964
  • Pro quarterback, my own story, by Johnny Unitas; Ed Fitzgerald, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1965
  • A nickel an inch : a memoir, New York : Atheneum, 1985
  • That place in Minnesota : changing lives, saving lives, New York, N.Y. : Viking, 1990
  • One Giant leap, New York : Putnam's, 1991

References

  1. ^ a b c DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, New York Times (2001-02-19). "Edward Fitzgerald, Book-of-Month Executive, Dies at 81". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ^ Staff, Publishers Weekly. "Publishers Weekly, Volume 247 Issue 9 02/26/2001, Edward E. Fitzgerald". Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  3. ^ a b Staff, The Pop History Dig. ""The Yogi Chronicles" 1940s-2012". Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  4. ^ Staff, Los Angeles Times (2001-02-25). "Obituaries Edward E Fitzgerald;Book-of-the-Month Club Chief". Retrieved 2013-03-25.
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