Background
Hillyer, John Whitfield was born on June 7, 1936 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Whitfield Dodge and Mary Elinor (Thompson) Hillyer.
Hillyer, John Whitfield was born on June 7, 1936 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Whitfield Dodge and Mary Elinor (Thompson) Hillyer.
Bachelor, University of Michigan, 1958.
Reporter, Associated Press, Springfield, Illinois, 1958-1959; sports editor, DeKalb (Illinois) Daily Chronicle, 1959-1960; sports copyreader, writer, Illinois State Journal, Springfield, 1960-1963; sports copyreader, writer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1963-1965; sports copyreader, writer, Chicago's American/Chicago Today, 1965-1974; sports copyreader, writer, Chicago Daily News, 1974-1978; sports copyreader, writer, San Francisco Examiner, 1978-1996; retired, 1996; M C.
Children: Michael, Robert.