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McCallum was born on 27 June 1924 in Tacoma, Washington to George A. and Mildred (Tiedeman) McCallum.
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McCallum was born on 27 June 1924 in Tacoma, Washington to George A. and Mildred (Tiedeman) McCallum.
He enrolled at Washington State University (then Washington State College, Pullman, Wash) in 1942 but completed only one year before enlisting in the United States. Army, serving from 1943-1945 in mountain infantry and tank destroyer units. Upon returning home, he resumed his studies and graduated in 1947.
McCallum graduated from Washington State College in 1947. After graduation, he worked on several newspapers, including the Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma Times, The Oregonian and the Spokane Daily Chronicle. He moved to New York City in 1947 and eventually served as assistant sports editor of the Newspaper Enterprise Association from 1950-1954.
From 1954-1958 he worked as director of the Premium Book Division of Associate of Science Barnes & Company
As a sportswriter, McCallum wrote books on a variety of topics.
One of his most famous works is The Tiger Wore Spikes, a biography of baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (AS Barnes, 1956).
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McCallum"s student activities included being a member of the WSU Cougar varsity baseball team, coached by Buck Bailey.