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George Spencer Vecsey (born July 4, 1939) is an American non-fiction author and sports columnist for The New York Times. Vecsey is best known for his work in sports, but has co-written several autobiographies with non-sports figures.
- 1961–present
- The New York Times
- Hofstra University
- Peter Vecsey (brother)
George Spencer Vecsey was born on July 4, 1939, to two journalists. While attending Hofstra College, he began working at Newsday, covering several Yankee games at the age of twenty. In 1968, Vecsey was hired by the Times, first covering sports, but in 1970 he was recruited to become a national correspondent in Appalachia for the Times, based in ...
COLUMNIST BIOGRAPHY. George Vecsey | SPORTS OF THE TIMES. • Sports of The Times Archive. After three years of covering religion for The Times, including two papal conclaves, George Vecsey...
By George Vecsey Gale Sayers Dies; Elusive Hall of Fame Running Back Was 77 Though his career was cut short by injuries, he was regarded as one of the N.F.L.’s greatest players.
Jun 19, 2021 · For an 11-year-old sitting in the hallway, baseball glove in hand, waiting to play catch, this was pure magic. George Vecsey in 2000. He wrote the Sports of The Times column for nearly 30 years...
Aug 4, 2008 · Aug. 4, 2008. George Vecsey has been one the United States's leading sports columnists for 25 years and has shown a particular affinity for international sport. He has covered every Summer...
New York State Sportswriter of the Year, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, 1985-97; Distinguished writing award, American Society of Newspaper Editors, 1995; Hall of Fame, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA), 2001. WRITINGS: Baseball's Most Valuable Players, Random House (New York, NY), 1966.
