Max Kase, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Max Kase

American newspaper writer and editor

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1897

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

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1974

Profession: editor, journalist, sportswriter, newspaper editor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Max Kase (July 21, 1897 – March 20, 1974) was an American newspaper writer and editor.
He worked for the Hearst newspapers from 1917 to 1966 and was the sports editor of the New York Journal-American from 1938 to 1966.
In 1946, he was one of the driving forces behind the creation of the New York Knicks and the Basketball Association of America, predecessor to the NBA.
He won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1952 for his work exposing corruption in men's college basketball, primarily the CCNY Point Shaving Scandal.