Background
Chapin, Dwight Allan was born on June 16, 1938 in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. Son of Don Merle and Lucille Verna (Walker) Chapin.
Chapin, Dwight Allan was born on June 16, 1938 in Lewiston, Idaho, United States. Son of Don Merle and Lucille Verna (Walker) Chapin.
Bachelor of Arts, University Idaho, 1960; Master of Science in Journalism, Columbia University, 1961.
Reporter Lewiston Morning Tribune, Idaho, 1956-1962. Reporter, editor Vancouver Columbian, Washington, 1962-1965. Sportswriter Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1965-1967, Los Angeles Times, 1967-1977.
Columnist San Francisco Examiner, 1977-2000, San Francisco Chronicle, since 2000.
Served with United States National Guard, 1962-1968. Member Sigma Delta Chi (sports writing award Washington state 1964, 65, 66).
Married Susan Enid Fisk, February 14, 1963 (divorced 1973). Children– Carla, Adam. Married Ellen Gonzalez, August 10, 1983.