Stanley Woodward (editor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stanley Woodward (editor)

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1895

Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1965

Profession: newspaper editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Rufus Stanley Woodward (June 5, 1895 – November 29, 1965) was an American newspaper editor, sportswriter, and author.
He worked for the New York Herald Tribune from 1930 to 1948 and from 1959 to 1962.
Woodward is a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.
His October 14, 1933, column on college football is the first known public instance in which the phrase "ivy" was used in reference to what subsequently became known as the Ivy League colleges.Woodward began his career as a news reporter and eventually became the sports editor for the Boston Herald.
In 1930, he joined the Herald Tribune as a writer and gained a promotion to editor of the sports section in 1938.
Except for a period during World War II in which he was a correspondent, Woodward remained in that role until being fired in 1948.
After editing and writing for various publications, he returned to the Herald Tribune in 1959 and retired as sports editor emeritus.