Mel Durslag

Melvin Durslag (born April 29, 1921) is an American sportswriter.

Durslag began writing for the Los Angeles Herald-Express in 1940. He wrote a sports column for Hearst papers in Los Angeles beginning in 1952 and had a long career at the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. In 1989, after the Her-Ex went out of business, he joined the Los Angeles Times.[1] Durslag contributed an essay on Walter Alston to I Managed Good, But Boy Did They Play Bad.

He also wrote a column for many years for TV Guide.

Durslag was elected into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 1995. He was named a finalist for the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in the 2014 balloting.[2]

References

  1. "\o7 Melvin Durslag, veteran Los Angeles sports columnist... - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. November 22, 1989. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  2. "AJC’s Furman Bisher among Baseball Hall of Fame finalists". www.ajc.com. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

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