Will McDonough
William "Will" McDonough (July 6, 1935–January 9, 2003) was an American sportswriter for the Boston Globe.
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[edit] Biography
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McDonough attended the English High School of Boston, where he starred in baseball as a pitcher and in football as a quarterback. After graduating from Northeastern University he started at the Boston Globe as a copy boy in 1955, becoming a sportswriter in 1960.
McDonough became a hero among Boston sportswriters after a 1979 altercation with Patriots cornerback Raymond Clayborn, in which McDonough leveled Clayborn after Clayborn had poked him in the eye.[1]
McDonough's TV experience included a stint as part of NBC's NFL Live pregame show from 1991-1993.
McDonough regularly referred to Roger Clemens as the "Texas Con Man" during Clemens' tenure with the Boston Red Sox.[2][3]
[edit] Death
He died of a heart attack at his home in Hingham, Massachusetts at age 67.
[edit] Family
One of his sons, Sean McDonough, is a sportscaster for ESPN. His other son, Terry McDonough, is director of player personnel for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League.
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- AFL Hall of Fame
- McDonough's citation on the American Football League Hall of Fame Website
- Boston Globe Obituary
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- American Football League contributors
- American television reporters and correspondents
- American Roman Catholics
- The Boston Globe people
- American writers of Irish descent
- National Football League announcers
- Northeastern University alumni
- People from Boston, Massachusetts
- People from Hingham, Massachusetts
- Sportswriters from Massachusetts
- 1935 births
- 2003 deaths
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
