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Frank Litsky
Born(1926-08-15)15 August 1926
Died
30 October 2018(2018-10-30) (aged 92)
NationalityUSA
Occupationjournalist

Frank Litsky (August 15, 1926 – October 30, 2018[1][2]) was a sports columnist for The New York Times.[3] Litsky started with the Times in 1958 and wrote more than 3,700 articles for the newspaper.[4] [5] [6]

Litsky covered multiple sports, including track and field, and also served as the president of the New York Track Writer's Association from 1969 until his retirement in 2009.

References

  1. ^ "USATF mourns loss of celebrated sports writer Frank Litsky". USATF. 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. ^ http://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=545882
  3. ^ "Ask a Reporter Q&A: Frank Litsky". The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
  4. ^ "The New York Times - Search". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "RIP - Frank Litsky. The NY Times writer who was a giant in track and field journalism has passed away at age 92". www.letsrun.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Amdur, Neil (November 1, 2018). "Frank Litsky, 1926-2018: A Times Sportswriter of Humor and Breadth". Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.


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