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{{Short description|Soviet-born American sportswriter (1923–2003)}} |
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'''Leonard Koppett''' (September 15, 1923 – June 22, 2003) was |
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| birth_name = Leonid Kopeliovitch |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|9|15}} |
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| birth_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russian SFSR]], U.S.S.R. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|6|22|1923|9|15}} |
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| death_place = [[San Francisco]], [[California]], U.S. |
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| alma_mater = [[Columbia University]] ([[Bachelors of Arts|B.A.]]) |
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| awards = [[J. G. Taylor Spink Award]] (1992) |
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| occupation = Sportswriter, Author |
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| spouse = {{marriage|Suzanne Silberstein|1964}} |
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| children = 2 |
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⚫ | '''Leonard J. Koppett''' (born '''Leonid Kopeliovitch'''; September 15, 1923 – June 22, 2003) was a Soviet-born American [[sportswriter]] and [[author]] who wrote 17 books on sports, mainly baseball. |
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Born in [[Moscow]] as Leonard Kopeliovich,<ref>https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/sep03/obituaries2.html</ref> Koppett moved with his family from [[Russia]] to the [[United States]] when he was five years old. They lived in [[The Bronx]], [[New York (state)|New York]], a block away from [[Yankee Stadium]], sparking his early interest in sports. |
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Born in [[Moscow]] as Leonid Kopeliovitch,<ref>{{cite web |title=Leonard Koppett '44: Hall of Fame Sports Writer |url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/sep03/obituaries2.html |website=Columbia College Today |accessdate=January 22, 2020}}</ref> Koppett moved with his family from the [[Soviet Union]] to the [[United States]] when he was five years old. They lived in [[The Bronx, New York]], a block away from [[Yankee Stadium]].<ref name="hof">{{cite web |title=1992 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner Leonard Koppett |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/spink/leonard-koppett |website=National Baseball Hall of Fame |accessdate=January 22, 2020}}</ref> |
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A graduate of [[Columbia University]], he was a [[reporter]] and [[columnist]] for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', the ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[Peninsula Times Tribune]]'', and ''[[The Sporting News]]'', and he authored 16 books on sports. He also published a number of [[magazine]] articles. His writings have been noted for their [[intellectual rigor]], [[social commentary]], and [[wit]]. |
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Koppett served in the [[United States Army]] before graduating from [[Columbia University]] in 1946.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Leonard Koppett, 79, Writer With Novel Approach to Sports |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/24/sports/leonard-koppett-79-writer-with-novel-approach-to-sports.html |accessdate=January 22, 2020 |work=New York Times |date=June 24, 2003}}</ref> He then worked as a [[reporter]] and [[columnist]] for the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'', the ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[Peninsula Times Tribune]]'', and ''[[The Sporting News]]'',<ref name="hof"/> and authored 22 books on sports.<ref name="sabr">{{cite web |title=Leonard Koppett |url=https://sabr.org/about/leonard-koppett |website=Society for American Baseball Research |accessdate=January 22, 2020}}</ref> He also published a number of [[magazine]] articles. |
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⚫ | Best known were his works on [[baseball]]: ''Concise History of Major League Baseball'' (1998, updated through 2004) and ''The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball'' (originally titled ''A Thinking Man's Guide to Baseball'', 1967, renamed for [[Gender-neutral language|gender neutrality]] and updated several times through 2004) are considered definitive works on the game. The former was inspired by Koppett's conversations with contemporary athletes who had little or no knowledge about the history of their game and the great players of decades past, while the latter memorably began with a one-word paragraph — "Fear." — and then explored how the batter's instinctive fear of the thrown pitch is the key point around which most other aspects of baseball play are derived. |
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⚫ | Best known were his works on [[baseball]]: ''Concise History of Major League Baseball'' (1998, updated through 2004) and ''The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball'' (originally titled ''A Thinking Man's Guide to Baseball'', 1967, renamed for [[Gender-neutral language|gender neutrality]] and updated several times through 2004) are considered definitive works on the game. The former was inspired by Koppett's conversations with contemporary athletes who had little or no knowledge about the history of their game and the great players of decades past, while the latter memorably began with a one-word paragraph — "Fear." — and then explored how the batter's instinctive fear of the thrown pitch is the key point around which most other aspects of baseball play are derived.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Maury |title=Saluting Leonard Koppett |url=http://thecolumnists.com/allen/allen39.html |website=The Columnists |accessdate=January 22, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218214853/http://thecolumnists.com/allen/allen39.html |archivedate=February 18, 2005}}</ref> |
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⚫ | ''The Essence of the Game is Deception: Thinking about Basketball'' took a similar approach to [[basketball]]. |
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⚫ | ''The Essence of the Game is Deception: Thinking about Basketball'' took a similar approach to [[basketball]].{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} |
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⚫ | Two weeks prior to his death, Koppett completed his final book, ''The Rise and Fall of the Press Box'', which is part [[autobiography]] and part memoir about changes in sports media coverage since [[World War II]] when he became a sportswriter. |
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⚫ | Two weeks prior to his death, Koppett completed his final book, ''The Rise and Fall of the Press Box'', which is part [[autobiography]] and part memoir about changes in sports media coverage since [[World War II]] when he became a sportswriter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/PillarAchievementBios/Leonard-Koppett.htm|title=Leonard Koppett}}</ref> |
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Koppett received the [[J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
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⚫ | Koppett received the [[J. G. Taylor Spink Award]] in [[1992 in baseball|1992]] and the [[Curt Gowdy Media Award]] by the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1994.<ref name="hof"/> |
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⚫ | According to his daughter Katherine Koppett, shortly before his death at age 79 in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], Koppett commented, "Every decade of my life has been better than the decade before." |
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⚫ | According to his daughter Katherine Koppett Richter, shortly before his death at age 79 in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], Koppett commented, "Every decade of my life has been better than the decade before."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Leonard-Koppett-gets-a-standing-O-Memorial-2566319.php|title=Leonard Koppett gets a standing 'O' / Memorial lauds 'sportswriter for all seasons'|newspaper=Sfgate |date=8 July 2003 |last1=Simon |first1=Mark }}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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* ''A Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball'' (1967) |
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* ''24 Seconds to Shoot: The Birth and Improbable Rise of the National Basketball Association'' (1968) |
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* ''The New York Mets: The Whole Story'' (1970) |
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* ''All About Baseball'' (1973) |
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* ''The Essence of the Game is Deception: Thinking about Basketball'' (1974) |
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* ''Sports Illusion, Sports Reality: A Reporter's View of Sports, Journalism, and Society'' (1981) |
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* ''The New York Times Guide to Spectator Sports'' (1971) |
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* ''The New York times at the Super Bowl'' (1974) |
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* ''The Man In The Dugout: Baseball's Top Managers and How They Got That Way'' (1993) |
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* ''Koppett's Consice History of Major League Baseball'' (1998) |
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* ''The Rise and Fall of the Press Box'' (2003) |
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==References== |
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*[https://sabr.org/awards/winner/leonard-koppett/ Leonard Koppett] on the [[Society for American Baseball Research]] (SABR) |
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*[https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/spink/leonard-koppett Leonard Koppett: 1992 J.G. Taylor Spink Award winner] at the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050218214853/http://thecolumnists.com/allen/allen39.html Memorial column] by Maury Allen |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040822003244/http://loveofthegameproductions.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=612 Eulogies] |
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Leonard Koppett
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Born | Leonid Kopeliovitch (1923-09-15)September 15, 1923 Moscow, Russian SFSR, U.S.S.R. |
Died | June 22, 2003(2003-06-22) (aged 79) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Sportswriter, Author |
Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A.) |
Notable awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1992) |
Spouse |
Suzanne Silberstein (m. 1964) |
Children | 2 |
Leonard J. Koppett (born Leonid Kopeliovitch; September 15, 1923 – June 22, 2003) was a Soviet-born American sportswriter and author who wrote 17 books on sports, mainly baseball.
Born in Moscow as Leonid Kopeliovitch,[1] Koppett moved with his family from the Soviet Union to the United States when he was five years old. They lived in The Bronx, New York, a block away from Yankee Stadium.[2]
Koppett served in the United States Army before graduating from Columbia University in 1946.[3] He then worked as a reporter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune, the New York Post, The New York Times, the Peninsula Times Tribune, and The Sporting News,[2] and authored 22 books on sports.[4] He also published a number of magazine articles.
Best known were his works on baseball: Concise History of Major League Baseball (1998, updated through 2004) and The Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball (originally titled A Thinking Man's Guide to Baseball, 1967, renamed for gender neutrality and updated several times through 2004) are considered definitive works on the game. The former was inspired by Koppett's conversations with contemporary athletes who had little or no knowledge about the history of their game and the great players of decades past, while the latter memorably began with a one-word paragraph — "Fear." — and then explored how the batter's instinctive fear of the thrown pitch is the key point around which most other aspects of baseball play are derived.[5]
The Essence of the Game is Deception: Thinking about Basketball took a similar approach to basketball.[citation needed]
Two weeks prior to his death, Koppett completed his final book, The Rise and Fall of the Press Box, which is part autobiography and part memoir about changes in sports media coverage since World War II when he became a sportswriter.[6]
Koppett received the J. G. Taylor Spink Awardin1992 and the Curt Gowdy Media Award by the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994.[2]
According to his daughter Katherine Koppett Richter, shortly before his death at age 79 in San Francisco, Koppett commented, "Every decade of my life has been better than the decade before."[7]
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