Bill Bryson Sr.

William Eugene Bryson Sr. (March 3, 1915 – January 31, 1986) was an American sportswriter who wrote for The Des Moines Register from 1937 until his retirement in 1978. He covered 32 consecutive World Series.

Early life

Bryson was born and raised in Winfield, Iowa.

Career

Bryson began his career as a reporter for the Winfield Beacon, his hometown newspaper.

Bryson Sr. has been called "one of the finest sportswriters in the country and widely recognized as such."[1]^: 10[2] As his son Bill describes in The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, due to the quality of Bryson Sr.'s work, one prominent television sports journalist thought of him as being "possibly the greatest baseball writer there ever was."[3] He contributed to Baseball Digest and many other publications.

The Babe Didn't Point: And Other Stories About Iowans and Sports, a book of some of his best sports stories, was published by his son Michael.

Personal life and death

Bryson married Mary Agnes McGuire (1913-2015), an editor for The Des Moines Register.[1]^: 6 They had three children: Michael (who also became a sports journalist), Bill Jr. (who also became a journalist and a writer), and Mary Elizabeth.[4] Bryson died of an apparent heart attack, on January 31, 1986, at his home in Des Moines, Iowa.[5]

References

Richert, Scott P. (2011). Bill Bryson. Marshall Cavendish.
Heath, Harry E. (1969). Modern Sportswriting. Iowa State University Press. pp. 135–36.
Bryson, Bill (2006). The life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid : a memoir (1st ed.). New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1936-X.
Kilen, Mike (December 4, 2015). "Mary Bryson, Register writer and author's mother, dies". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
"Des Moines Reporter Dies". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. February 2, 1986. p. 6B. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Bill Bryson Sr. at Find a Grave

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[Richert-1] Richert, Scott P. (2011). Bill Bryson. Marshall Cavendish.

[2] Heath, Harry E. (1969). Modern Sportswriting. Iowa State University Press. pp. 135–36.

[3] Bryson, Bill (2006). The life and times of the Thunderbolt Kid : a memoir (1st ed.). New York: Broadway Books. ISBN 0-7679-1936-X.

[4] Kilen, Mike (December 4, 2015). "Mary Bryson, Register writer and author's mother, dies". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[5] "Des Moines Reporter Dies". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. Associated Press. February 2, 1986. p. 6B. Retrieved July 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .