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Morris Siegel (October 13, 1915 – June 2, 1994) was an American sportswriter who covered sports in Washington, D.C. , from the 1940s to 1990s.
Early life
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Siegel was born on October 13, 1915, in Atlanta .[1] He attended Emory University , but left in 1938 after about three years of study.[1] [2] He got his start in the newspaper business as a copy boy and began his career as a writer with The Atlanta Constitution . He later moved to the Richmond Times-Dispatch . During World War II he served in the United States Navy .[1]
Career in D.C.
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In September 1946, Siegel joined The Washington Post .[1] He also worked for three of the city’s television stations as sports anchor and in radio.[3] He did color broadcasting for the Washington Redskins in the 1950s and 1960s and was the announcer for Capitol Wrestling Corporation 's (forerunner to the WWE ) Heavyweight Wrestling From Washington from 1956 to 1958.[3] [4]
Siegel left The Post for The Washington Daily News . After the paper folded, Siegel worked for The Washington Star until that paper folded in 1981. He then worked as a TV and radio commentator and was consultant for the D.C. Baseball Commission, which sought to have Major League Baseball return to the city. In 1983 he began writing for Regardie's .[1] From October 1986 until his death June 2, 1994, Siegel wrote for The Washington Times .[5]
Personal life
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From 1964 to 1985, Siegel was married to writer Myra MacPherson .[1] They had two children, Michael Siegel, a political communications director, and Leah Siegel, who was a Dallas bureau producer for ESPN .[1] [6] On November 11, 1985, Siegel suffered a heart attack.[2] In 1989 he was diagnosed with colon cancer. His health began to decline by 1992, but he continued to work, frequently receiving chemotherapy treatments at out-of-town hospitals while on assignment. On April 22, 1994, he covered the Michael Moorer -Evander Holyfield fight in Las Vegas . On May 18, 1994, his final column appeared in The Washington Times . Siegel died on June 2, 1994, of cancer at George Washington University Hospital .[1]
Legacy
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Siegal was inducted into the Washington Hall of Stars at RFK Stadium .[7] was a finalist for the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting .[5] He finished second in the balloting to Rick Hummel , 223 votes to 112 (Nick Peters received the remaining 66 votes).[8]
References
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^ a b "Veteran Sports Columnist 'Mo' Siegel Dies" . Associated Press . June 2, 1994. Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance : the Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Professional Wrestling (PDF) . ECW Press. p. 216. Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
^ a b "Siegel named a finalist for Hall" . The Washington Times . July 12, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
^ "Leah Siegel, ESPN producer whose struggle with breast cancer inspired thousands, dies at 43" . The Dallas Morning News . July 27, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
^ Brotman, Charlie. "DC Sports Hall of Fame" . DC Sports Hall of Fame . Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
^ " 'Commissioner' Hummel wins Spink Award" . ESPN . December 6, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2021 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morris_Siegel&oldid=1214449469 "
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