Arnold Hano, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Arnold Hano

American writer

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1922

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: biographer, journalist, novelist, sportswriter

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Arnold Philip Hano (born March 2, 1922) is an American editor, novelist, biographer and journalist, best known for his non-fiction work, A Day in the Bleachers, a critically acclaimed eyewitness account of Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, centered around its pivotal play, Willie Mays' famous catch and throw.
The author of several sports biographies, and frequent contributor to such publications as The New York Times, Sport, Sports Illustrated, and TV Guide, Hano was, in 1963, both a Hillman Prize winner and NSSA's Magazine Sportswriter of the Year.
More recently, Hano was Baseball Reliquary's 2012 Hilda Award recipient and a 2016 inductee into its Shrine of the Eternals.