J. G. Taylor Spink, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. G. Taylor Spink

American newspaper editor and sportswriter

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1962

Profession: writer, publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John George Taylor Spink (November 6, 1888 – December 7, 1962), or Taylor Spink, was the publisher of The Sporting News from 1914 until his death in 1962.
He inherited the weekly American baseball newspaper from his father Charles Spink, younger brother of its founder Alfred H.
Spink.
Upon Taylor Spink's death in 1962, the Baseball Writers' Association of America established the annual J.
G.
Taylor Spink Award, given to writers "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing", and made him its first recipient.