Schaap, Richard Jay

▪ 2002

“Dick”

American journalist, biographer, and talk-show host (b. Sept. 27, 1934, Brooklyn, N.Y.—d. New York, N.Y., Dec. 21, 2001), zestfully documented the inner workings of public figures, notably sports heroes. He came to notice in the 1960s alongside New York City newspapermen such as Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, and Tom Wolfe—creators of a forceful, emotive style known as New Journalism. Genial and prolific, Schaap traveled easily among celebrities, penning best-selling autobiographies for sporting legends. He was an editor at Newsweek, the New York Herald Tribune, and Sport Magazine, and he won six Emmy Awards for his radio and television work, which included stints on NBC, ABC, and ESPN. His autobiography, Flashing Before My Eyes (2001), was published shortly before his death.

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