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Sheldon Ocker | |
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| Born | August 22, 1942 Akron, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Employer | Akron Beacon Journal |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
Sheldon Ocker (born August 22, 1942) is an American sportswriter.
Early life
[edit]Ocker attended Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, graduating in 1960. He attended Ohio State University, and graduated with a degree in political science in 1964.[2]
Career
[edit]He worked for one year at the Sandusky Register, and was hired by the Akron Beacon Journal in 1967.[3] For the Beacon Journal, he covered high school sports for three years,[2] the Cleveland Cavaliers for ten years, and covered the Cleveland Indians from 1981 through 2013.[4]
He was the President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1985.
Awards and honors
[edit]Ocker was named the 2018 winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2018 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Sheldon Ocker". baseballhall.org. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
- 1 2 Beaven, Michael (December 13, 2017). "Former Beacon Journal Indians beat reporter Sheldon Ocker headed to Hall of Fame as winner of J.G. Taylor Spink Award". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Akron Beacon Journal Staff (April 7, 2010). "Sheldon Ocker bio". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Sheldon Ocker, Cleveland Indians long-time beat writer, wins J.G. Spink award". cleveland.com. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Sheldon Ocker wins Hall of Fame's Spink Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Sheldon Ocker wins Hall of Fame's J.G. Taylor Spink Award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ Lewis, Ryan (July 28, 2018). "Baseball Hall of Fame: Former Beacon Journal writer Sheldon Ocker honored with J.G. Taylor Spink Award". Ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
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