Fred Russell (writer)

• School Vanderbilt University

• Born August 27, 1906
• Died January 26, 2003 in Nashville, TN

Biographical Information

Fred Russell played baseball in college than was a sportswriter and sports editor for the Nashville Banner from 1929 to 1998. He also wrote for the The Tennessean after the Banner folded. In 1985, he was the 4th winner of the Red Smith Award.

Sources include New York Times