Royal Brougham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Royal Brougham

American sports journalist

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1894

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

Date of Death: 30-Oct-1978

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Royal Brougham

  • Royal Brewer Brougham (September 17, 1894 – October 30, 1978) was one of the longest tenured employees of a U.S.
  • newspaper in history, working for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in Seattle, Washington, primarily as sports editor, for 68 years, starting at age 16.Born in St.
  • Louis, Missouri, Brougham moved to Seattle as a youngster with his family.
  • He was a highly regarded Seattle citizen who befriended athletes such as Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth and movie stars like Bing Crosby.
  • At age 74, he stepped down as sports editor in 1968, succeeded by John Owen, but continued to write for the P-I for ten more years.

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