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Broeg, Bob was born on March 18, 1918 in St. Louis. Son of Robert Michael and Alice (Wiley) Broeg.
( The 1904 Olympics, the man who created tennis's Davis C...)
The 1904 Olympics, the man who created tennis's Davis Cup, a record-smashing seventy home runs in one season, a man named Stan, the first forward pass in football, and the richest collection of soccer talent in North America: Hall of Fame journalist Bob Broeg recounts these tales and others in The One Hundred Greatest Moments in St. Louis Sports. Originally scripted for KFNS radio as part of a series read by Bob Costas, Broeg's vignettes cover the people and events of fourteen different St. Louis sports. With his behind-the-scenes perspective, the author highlights legendary feats and the untold stories that surrounded them. Discover how the St. Louis Stars' "Cool Papa" Bell, the renowned speedster of the Negro Leagues, once scored from first base on a bunt; and how trainers stimulated Thomas J. Hicks, the winner of the marathon at the 1904 Olympics, with doses of strychnine, brandy, and egg whites during the race. Broeg's descriptive storytelling and anecdotal style are accompanied by lavish illustrations. In a 1993 article in U.S. News and World Report, Harrison Rainie wrote, "If there is a common language in socially atomized, economically stressful, morally wandering America, it revolves around sports." Athletics is a defining factor for a region's identity, and for St. Louis, it has always played a significant role in the city's economic and social life. Broeg describes not only the lure and legacy of these sports moments, but also how they contribute to a shared identity for the city.
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Broeg, Bob was born on March 18, 1918 in St. Louis. Son of Robert Michael and Alice (Wiley) Broeg.
He graduated from Cleveland High School (Class of "36) and the University of Missouri before entering the United States Marines.
Born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, he officially covered the Saint Louis Cardinals for forty years. He served in Washington as a result of an eye injury suffered at birth. After the war, Broeg joined the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch.
He was privy to many important events in baseball history.
Broeg was partially responsible for the famous picture of Eddie Gaedel at the plate in 1951. He told the photographer to stay at the game until Gaedel came to the plate and the picture was taken.
Gibson was unable to get breakfast at the Cardinals" hotel in Boston, so Broeg delivered a ham and egg sandwich to the star right-hander. Gibson pitched a complete game and carried his team to victory.
Among other things, Broeg is known for coining the nickname "Stan the Manitoba" for Cardinal baseball player Stan Musial, championing the Hall of Fame causes of Cardinals Red Schoendienst, Enos Slaughter and Chick Hafey and helping to devise, and successfully push for the first pension plan for veteran major-league players.
Broeg was named to the Board of Directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, a position he held for 28 years. His knowledge was reported to be encyclopedic, even into his 80s. He penned his last column in 2004.
The Saint Louis chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research is named for Bob Broeg.
He was awarded the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1979. He was elected to the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1997.
Broeg said he wished his epitaph to read, "Hopefully, he was fair, as in just, not as in mediocre." Appropriately, Bob Broeg died five hours after the final game of the 2005 World Series. He was 87. 1964 Sportswriter of the Year award - Rockne Club G.
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Board directors Veterans committee Baseball Hall of Fame, 1972-2000, board directors 1975-2000. Board directors Honors Court, National Football Foundation, 1975. Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1942-1945.
Member Baseball Writers Association American (president 1958), Kappa Tau Alpha, Sigma Delta Chi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Dorothy Carr, June 19, 1943 (deceased). Married Lynette A. Emmenegger, July 23, 1977.