Edward A. "Ed" Linn (November 14, 1922 - February 7, 2000) was an American sportswriter, author, and biographer who wrote extensively on baseball. During his career, he wrote or co-wrote 17 books, ranging from novels to non-fiction.[1]
Veeck As in Wreck (1962) The Hustler's Handbook (1965) Thirty Tons A Day (1972)
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He is best known for being the co-author of baseball owner Bill Veeck's three autobiographies: Veeck As in Wreck, The Hustler's Handbook, and Thirty Tons A Day.[2]
Additionally, Linn also covered topics beyond sports. For the Saturday Evening Post, he covered the trial of Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald who assassinated President John F. Kennedy, and co-wrote the memoirs of bank robber Willie Sutton called Where the Money Was. He also authored two novels called Masque of Honor and The Adversaries as well as several other non-fiction books, mostly on baseball.[2]
Linn's book on Ted Williams, titled Hitter: The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams, was a finalist for the Casey Award in 1993.[3]
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Linn died of cancer on February 7, 2000, in San Diego, California, aged 77. He was survived by his wife, Ruth and their two children.[4]
Bibliographyedit
Novelsedit
Masque of Honor (1969)
The Adversaries (1973)
Sports biographiesedit
With Bill Veeckedit
Veeck As in Wreck: The Autobiography of Bill Veeck (1962)
linn, edward, linn, november, 1922, february, 2000, american, sportswriter, author, biographer, wrote, extensively, baseball, during, career, wrote, wrote, books, ranging, from, novels, fiction, born, 1922, november, 1922boston, massachusetts, diedfebruary, 20. Edward A Ed Linn November 14 1922 February 7 2000 was an American sportswriter author and biographer who wrote extensively on baseball During his career he wrote or co wrote 17 books ranging from novels to non fiction 1 Ed LinnBorn 1922 11 14 November 14 1922Boston Massachusetts U S DiedFebruary 7 2000 2000 02 07 aged 77 San Diego California U S OccupationAuthor Biographer Journalist SportswriterAlma materBoston University B A Notable worksVeeck As in Wreck 1962 The Hustler s Handbook 1965 Thirty Tons A Day 1972 SpouseRuth LinnChildren2He is best known for being the co author of baseball owner Bill Veeck s three autobiographies Veeck As in Wreck The Hustler s Handbook and Thirty Tons A Day 2 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Death 3 Bibliography 3 1 Novels 3 2 Sports biographies 3 2 1 With Bill Veeck 3 2 2 Others 3 3 Non sports biographies 3 4 Non fiction 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career editLinn was born in Boston Massachusetts and graduated from Boston University in 1950 He went on to become a sportswriter for the Saturday Evening Post and for Life and Look magazines 2 He co authored three books with Bill Veeck at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians St Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball Linn also co authored the autobiographies of baseball player Sandy Koufax basketball player Bob Cousy and baseball manager Leo Durocher 2 Additionally Linn also covered topics beyond sports For the Saturday Evening Post he covered the trial of Jack Ruby the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald who assassinated President John F Kennedy and co wrote the memoirs of bank robber Willie Sutton called Where the Money Was He also authored two novels called Masque of Honor and The Adversaries as well as several other non fiction books mostly on baseball 2 Linn s book on Ted Williams titled Hitter The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams was a finalist for the Casey Award in 1993 3 Death editLinn died of cancer on February 7 2000 in San Diego California aged 77 He was survived by his wife Ruth and their two children 4 Bibliography editNovels edit Masque of Honor 1969 The Adversaries 1973 Sports biographies edit With Bill Veeck edit Veeck As in Wreck The Autobiography of Bill Veeck 1962 The Hustler s Handbook 1965 Thirty Tons a Day 1972 Others edit Ted Williams The Eternal Kid 1961 The Last Loud Roar with Bob Cousy 1964 Koufax with Sandy Koufax 1966 Nice Guys Finish Last with Leo Durocher 1975 Hitter The Life and Turmoils of Ted Williams 1993 Non sports biographies edit Out of the Fire with Ernst Papanek 1975 Where the Money Was The Memoirs of a Bank Robber with Willie Sutton 1976 A Great Connection with John H Krehbiel Sr 1988 Non fiction edit Big Julie The Pied Piper of Las Vegas 1974 Inside the Yankees The Championship Season 1978 Steinbrenner s Yankees An Inside Account 1982 The Great Rivalry The Yankees and the Red Sox 1909 1990 1991 References edit Goldstein Richard February 15 2000 Ed Linn 77 Chronicler of Baseball The New York Times a b c d Writer Ed Linn Dies at 77 The Washington Post CASEY Award Best Baseball Book Spitball The Baseball Literary Magazine Oliver Myrna February 15 2000 Ed Linn Writer Specialized in Biographies and Baseball Los Angeles Times External links editEd Linn at IMDb Ed Linn at the Saturday Evening PostPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Journalism nbsp Sports nbsp Massachusetts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Linn amp oldid 1204854606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
