Background
Isle, John Stanley was born on July 29, 1923 in Stanberry, Missouri, United States. Son of Ira Oden and Daisy F. (Baker) Isle.
Isle, John Stanley was born on July 29, 1923 in Stanberry, Missouri, United States. Son of Ira Oden and Daisy F. (Baker) Isle.
Associate of Arts, Moberly Junior College, 1942. Postgraduate, University Missouri, Columbia, 1943.
Sports editor, Monitor-Index, Moberly, Missouri, 1946-1961; sports editor, Daily Tribune, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 1961-1965; associate editor, Sporting News, St. Louis, 1965-1984; senior editor, Sporting News, St. Louis, 1984-1989. Executive director Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, 1981-1989.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946, United States Army, 1950-1951. Member Baseball Writers Association American (chairman St. Louis chapter 1973-1974), Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Irene Anne Hayob, December 22, 1943. Children– Vicki Anne, Constance Lynn, Anita Louise, Janice Marie, Mary Beth.