Sheldon Ocker
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| Born | August 22, 1942 Akron, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Employer | Akron Beacon Journal |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award |
Sheldon Ocker (born August 22, 1942) is an American sportswriter.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Ocker attended Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, graduating in 1960. He attended Ohio State University, and graduated with a degree in political science in 1964.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]He worked for one year at the Sandusky Register, and was hired by the Akron Beacon Journal in 1967.[3] For the Beacon Journal, he covered high school sports for three years,[2] the Cleveland Cavaliers for ten years, and covered the Cleveland Indians from 1981 through 2013.[4]
He was the President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1985.
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]Ocker was named the 2018 winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award.[5][6][7]
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