Dick McCann Memorial Award
The Dick McCann Memorial Award is bestowed annually by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) "for long and distinguished reporting on professional football".[1] The award was created in 1969 and is named for Dick McCann, who was the first director of the Hall of Fame.[2] Presentation of the award is made annually at the Pro Football Hall Enshrinement Ceremony. Prior to 2014, the presentation was made at the Enshrinees Dinner.
The list of McCann Award honorees is sometimes referred to as the "writer's wing" of the Hall of Fame.[3]
Award recipients[4]
| Year | Awardee | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | George Strickler | Chicago Tribune |
| 1970 | Arthur Daley | The New York Times |
| 1971 | Joe King | New York World-Telegram and Sun |
| 1972 | Lewis Atchison | Washington Star |
| 1973 | Dave Brady | The Washington Post |
| 1974 | Bob Oates | Los Angeles Times |
| 1975 | John Steadman | Baltimore News-American |
| 1976 | Jack Hand | Associated Press |
| 1977 | Art Daley | Green Bay Press-Gazette |
| 1978 | Murray Olderman | Newspaper Enterprise Association |
| 1979 | Pat Livingston | Pittsburgh Press |
| 1980 | Chuck Heaton | Cleveland Plain Dealer |
| 1981 | Norm Miller | New York Daily News |
| 1982 | Cameron Snyder | Baltimore Morning Sun |
| 1983 | Hugh Brown | Philadelphia Bulletin |
| 1984 | Larry Felser | Buffalo News |
| 1985 | Cooper Rollow | Chicago Tribune |
| 1986 | Bill Wallace | The New York Times |
| 1987 | Jerry Magee | San Diego Union |
| 1988 | Gordon Forbes | USA Today |
| 1989 | Vito Stellino | Baltimore Sun |
| 1990 | Will McDonough | Boston Globe |
| 1991 | Dick Connor | Denver Post |
| 1992 | Frank Luksa | Dallas Morning News |
| 1993 | Ira Miller | San Francisco Chronicle |
| 1994 | Don Pierson | Chicago Tribune |
| 1995 | Ray Didinger | Philadelphia Daily News |
| 1996 | Paul Zimmerman | Sports Illustrated |
| 1997 | Bob Roesler | New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| 1998 | Dave Anderson | The New York Times |
| 1999 | Art Spander | Oakland Tribune |
| 2000 | Tom McEwen | Tampa Tribune |
| 2001 | Len Shapiro | The Washington Post |
| 2002 | Edwin Pope | Miami Herald |
| 2003 | Joel Buchsbaum | Pro Football Weekly |
| 2004 | Rick Gosselin | Dallas Morning News |
| 2005 | Jerry Green | Detroit News |
| 2006 | John McClain | Houston Chronicle |
| 2007 | John Clayton | ESPN.com |
| 2008 | Len Pasquarelli | ESPN.com |
| 2009 | Peter King | Sports Illustrated |
| 2010 | Pete Finney | New Orleans Times-Picayune |
| 2011 | Bob McGinn | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel |
| 2012 | Tom Kowalski | MLive.com[5] |
| 2013 | Dan Pompei | Chicago Tribune |
| 2014 | Ed Bouchette | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| 2015 | Dave Goldberg | Associated Press |
| 2016 | Chris Mortensen | ESPN.com[6] |
| 2017 | Ed Werder | ESPN.com[7] |
| 2018 | Charean Williams | Pro Football Talk |
| 2019 | Sam Farmer | Los Angeles Times |
| 2020 | Don Banks | Sports Illustrated |
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See also
- Pro Football Writers Association#Dick McCann Memorial Award
- J. G. Taylor Spink Award - sports writers (Baseball Writers Association of America)
- Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award
References
- "McClain honored with 2006 McCann Award". Pro Football Hall of Fame. 10 July 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- "Mini-Bio: Dick McCann" (PDF). profootballresearchers.org. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- "John Clayton bio". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- "MCCANN AWARD WINNERS". Profootballhof.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- Zaroo, Philip. "Tom Kowalski selected to receive Dick McCann Award by Pro Football Writers Association," MLive.com, Friday, June 22, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2017
- Sando, Mike. "ESPN's Chris Mortensen presented with Dick McCann Award," ESPN.com, Saturday, August 6, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2017
- "Ed Werder Selected As PFWA's 2017 Dick McCann Award Winner," Pro Football Hall of Fame, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017
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