Dick McCann Memorial Award
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The Dick McCann Memorial Award, created in 1969 and named for Dick McCann, is bestowed annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame "for long and distinguished reporting on professional football".
[edit] Award recipients
- 1969 - George Strickler, Chicago Tribune
- 1970 - Arthur Daley, New York Times
- 1971 - Joe King, New York World-Telegram and Sun
- 1972 - Lewis Atchison, Washington Star
- 1973 - Dave Brady, Washington Post
- 1974 - Bob Oates, Los Angeles Times
- 1975 - John Steadman, Baltimore News-American
- 1976 - Jack Hand, Associated Press
- 1977 - Art Daley, Green Bay Press-Gazette
- 1978 - Murray Olderman, Newspaper Enterprise Assoc.
- 1979 - Pat Livingson, Pittsburgh Press
- 1980 - Chuck Heaton, Cleveland Plain Dealer
- 1981 - Norm Miller, New York Daily News
- 1982 - Cameron Snyder, Baltimore Morning Sun
- 1983 - Hugh Brown, Philadelphia Bulletin
- 1984 - Larry Felser, Buffalo News
- 1985 - Cooper Rollow, Chicago Tribune
- 1986 - Bill Wallace, New York Times
- 1987 - Jerry Magee, San Diego Union
- 1988 - Gordon Forbes, USA Today
- 1989 - Vito Stellino, Baltimore Sun
- 1990 - Will McDonough, Boston Globe
- 1991 - Dick Connor, Denver Post
- 1992 - Frank Luksa, Dallas Morning News
- 1993 - Ira Miller, San Francisco Chronicle
- 1994 - Don Pierson, Chicago Tribune
- 1995 - Ray Didinger, Philadelphia Daily News
- 1996 - Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated
- 1997 - Bob Roesler, New Orleans Times-Picayune
- 1998 - Dave Anderson, New York Times
- 1999 - Art Spander, Oakland Tribune
- 2000 - Tom McEwen, Tampa Tribune
- 2001 - Len Shapiro, Washington Post
- 2002 - Edwin Pope, Miami Herald
- 2003 - Joel Buchsbaum, Pro Football Weekly
- 2004 - Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News
- 2005 - Jerry Green, Detroit News
- 2006 - John McClain, Houston Chronicle
- 2007 - John Clayton, ESPN.com
