Dick McCann Memorial Award
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Not to be confused with Dick McCann, Australian TV personality.
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The Dick McCann Memorial Award is bestowed annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame "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. Presentation of the award is made annually at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinees Dinner.[1]
The list of McCann Award honorees[2] is sometimes referred to as the "writer's wing" of the Hall of Fame.[3]
Award recipients [edit]
See also [edit]
- Pro Football Writers Association#Dick McCann Memorial Award
- J. G. Taylor Spink Award - sports writers (Baseball Writers Association of America)
References [edit]
- ^ a b "McClain honored with 2006 McCann Award". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ "McCann Award Winners, 1969-2010". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
- ^ "John Clayton bio". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 March 2010.[dead link]
