Background
Lebovitz, Harold Paul was born on September 11, 1916 in Cleveland. Son of Isaiah and Celia (Levy) Lebovitz.
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Harold Paul Lebovitz
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Hal Lebovitz
Education
Bachelor, Case Western Reserve University, 1938. Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, 1942.
Career
Science teacher, coach, Euclid (Ohio) High School, 1938-1946; reporter, baseball writer, columnist, Cleveland News, 1946-1960; columnist, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1960-1984; sports editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1964-1984; columnist, The Sporting News, 1970-1992; columnist, Gannett Syndicate, 1979-1982; director, Cleveland Jewish News, 1971-1989; baseball umpire, 1937-1950; football official, 1940-1971; basketball official, 1940-1960; Cleveland correspondent, Sporting News, 1950-1964.
Membership
Member recreation committee University Heights, Ohio, 1965-1975. Board directors Jewish Community Center, Cleveland, 1962-1963, Alumni Association Adelbert College Case-Western Reserve U., 1969-1983. Member Baseball Writers Association (president 1965-1966, board directors 1966-1967), Ohio Sports Editors Association (president 1965-1966), Cleveland Football Officials Association, Ohio Football Officials Association, Cleveland Athletic Club (Outstanding Sports Personality award 1984), Cleveland Umpires Association, Sigma Delta Chi (Distinguished Svc. award 1981, Mel Harder Distinguished Svc. award 1992, Legends award 1998).
Connections
Married Margie Glassman, February 20, 1938. Children: Neil Ross, Lynn Gail.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Named Citizen of Year City of University Heights, 1964, Sportsman of Year B'rith Emeth Men's Club, 1964, Top Sportswriter Cortron Twelve of Atlantic Fleet, 1961, Sporting News Top Feature Writer, 1963-1964. Recipient ten best writing awards Cleveland Newspaper Guild, 1948-1960, Greater Cleveland Football Coaches Golden Deeds award, 1987, J.G. Taylor Spink award Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York, 2000. Inducted into Glenville High School Hall of Fame, 1980, Joint Radio Company -Jewish Community Center Hall of Fame, 1982, Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame, 1984, Greater Cleveland Softball Hall of Fame, 1989, Sport Media Association of Cleveland Hall of Fame, 1990, Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame, 1991, Euclid (Ohio) Sports Hall of Fame, 1997, Cleveland Sports Stars Hall of Fame, 1998, Glenville Communicative Disorders Legends Hall of Fame, 1998, Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, 1999, Case Western Reserve University Sports Hall of Fame, 2000. Recipient Special Tribute award, University Heights, Ohio, 2000.Named Citizen of Year City of University Heights, 1964, Sportsman of Year B'rith Emeth Men's Club, 1964, Top Sportswriter Cortron Twelve of Atlantic Fleet, 1961, Sporting News Top Feature Writer, 1963-1964. Recipient ten best writing awards Cleveland Newspaper Guild, 1948-1960, Greater Cleveland Football Coaches Golden Deeds award, 1987, J.G. Taylor Spink award Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York, 2000. Inducted into Glenville High School Hall of Fame, 1980, Joint Radio Company -Jewish Community Center Hall of Fame, 1982, Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame, 1984, Greater Cleveland Softball Hall of Fame, 1989, Sport Media Association of Cleveland Hall of Fame, 1990, Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame, 1991, Euclid (Ohio) Sports Hall of Fame, 1997, Cleveland Sports Stars Hall of Fame, 1998, Glenville Communicative Disorders Legends Hall of Fame, 1998, Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame, 1999, Case Western Reserve University Sports Hall of Fame, 2000.
Recipient Special Tribute award, University Heights, Ohio, 2000.