Bob Addie, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Addie
American sportswriter
Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1910
Date of Death: 18-Jan-1982
Profession: journalist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Bob Addie
- Robert Addie (February 6, 1910 – January 18, 1982) was an American sportswriter who covered baseball for The Washington Post and Washington Times-Herald.
- Addie was known for his clean style, hilarious anecdotes, unabashed sentiment, red socks and dark glasses.
- He never missed a day on the Washington Senators' beat for 20 years until the team left town in 1971.
- Addie was presented with the J.
- G.
- Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1981.
- Bob covered the PGA after baseball moved from Washington.
- Bob wrote many articles for the Post after his retirement from the paper in 1977.
- He wrote a book about his sportswriting career entitled Sportswriter which was published in 1980.
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