Bill Plaschke
William Paul "Bill" Plaschke (born September 6, 1958, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American sports journalist who has written for the Los Angeles Times since 1987. As a child he attended St. Albert the Great Elementary School in Louisville. He then went on to attend Ballard High School. He spent his freshman year at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In 1980, he received a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he was the sports editor for the school's paper, the Alestle.
Biography
Plaschke is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America and the Professional Football Writers Association.[1] He is also a regular panel member of ESPN's sports-themed debate show, Around the Horn. Plaschke is often referred to by Denver Post columnist and author Woody Paige as "Reverend Bill."
Plaschke has been named National Sports Columnist of the Year by the Associated Press four times.[2] He is known for his human interest stories about how steroid use is ruining America.
He also had a cameo in the film Ali as a sports reporter before the first fight against Sonny Liston. [3]
References
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (2006-03-10), Should Bonds be in the Hall of Fame?, San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved 2009-07-21
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bill Plaschke - Olympics blog, Los Angeles Times, 2008-06-03, retrieved 2009-07-21
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bill Plaschke @ imdb.com
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