Edgar Munzel

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Biography

Munzel first worked for the Chicago Herald-Examiner part-time in 1922 at age 15.[1] After graduating from high school in 1925, he attended Northwestern University for two years.[1] He started working full-time for the Herald-Examiner in 1927, and began covering the Chicago White Sox in 1929.[1] He later move to the Chicago Sun-Times and covered both the White Sox and the Chicago Cubs until retiring in October 1973.[1] During his career, he covered 34 World Series and 36 Major League Baseball All-Star Games.[1] In his retirement, he moved to Williamsburg, Virginia.[1]

Munzel served as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) at one time, and in 1977 was voted the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the organization.[2][3] Munzel died in October 2002.[2]

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