Nick Peters
Nick Peters | |
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| Born | Nick Anthony Peters April 1, 1939 |
| Died | March 23, 2015 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Nick Anthony Peters (April 1, 1939 – March 23, 2015) was an American
sports writer who primarily covered San Francisco Giants
baseball games in a career that spanned 47 seasons (1961–2007).
He spent the majority of his career on the Giants beat at Berkeley Gazette and San Francisco Chronicle. He was nicknamed "The Greek."[1]
Peters attended all 50 of the Giants' home openers from 1958 to 2008 and authored five books on the team.[2]
He was the 2009 winner of the
J. G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.[3]
Peters died at his home in Elk Grove, California on March 23, 2015, aged 75.[4]
References
- ^ "Ex-Giants writer Nick Peters dies". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Haft, Chris (March 23, 2015). "Longtime Giants beat reporter Peters dies at 75". MLB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Haft, Chris (December 10, 2008). "Beat writer Peters wins Spink Award". MLB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Breton, Marcos (March 23, 2015). "Nick Peters, longtime baseball writer for The Bee, dies at 75". Sacramento Bee. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
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