Mary Garber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mary Garber

American sportswriter

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1916

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 21-Sep-2008

Profession: sportswriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Mary Garber

  • Mary Ellen Garber (April 16, 1916 – September 21, 2008) was an American sportswriter, who was a pioneer among women sportswriters.
  • She received over 40 writing awards and numerous honors in a sports-writing career that spanned seven decades, the most prestigious of which was the 2005 Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) Red Smith Award.
  • Garber, the first woman to win the APSE award, also became the first woman to be inducted into the U.S.
  • Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame in 2002.

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