Robert William Verdi

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Verdi, Robert William was born on August 31, 1946 in Brooklyn.

Bachelor in English, Lake Forest College, Illinois, 1967.

Reporter, Long Island Press, Queens, New York, summers 1964, 65; sports columnist, Chicago Tribune, since 1967.

Robert William Verdi has been listed as a noteworthy sports columnist by Marquis Who's Who.

Member Baseball Writers Association American, Football Writers Association American, Golf Writers Association M C.

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Named Sportswriter of Year for Illinois, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, 1975-1978, 80-82, 84-87, 89-90.

Named Sportswriter of Year for Illinois, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, 1975-1978, 80-82, 84-87, 89-90.