George Vecsey

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George Vecsey is an American sportswriter and author known for his long career with The New York Times and for co-writing the bestselling biography "Coal Miner’s Daughter" about country singer Loretta Lynn.

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journalist
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sportswriter
author George Vecsey NERFINISHED
awardReceived PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing NERFINISHED
coAuthorOf Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coveredFor The New York Times NERFINISHED
coWroteBiographyOf Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1939-07-04
educatedAt Hofstra University NERFINISHED
employer The New York Times
ethnicGroup Hungarian American NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biographical writing
sports journalism
genre biography
non-fiction
sports writing
hasSibling Peter Vecsey NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainSubject Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED
notableFor co-writing the biography Coal Miner’s Daughter
coverage of Major League Baseball
coverage of World Cup soccer
human-interest approach to sportswriting
long career with The New York Times
notableWork Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game NERFINISHED
Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED
Eight World Cups: My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer NERFINISHED
Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner’s Daughter NERFINISHED
Stan Musial: An American Life NERFINISHED
occupation author
journalist
sportswriter
sportswriter
placeOfBirth New York City
residence New York NERFINISHED
spouse Marianne Vecsey NERFINISHED
wroteAbout Loretta Lynn NERFINISHED
Olympic Games NERFINISHED
Stan Musial NERFINISHED
World Cup NERFINISHED
baseball
soccer
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Coal Miner's Daughter basedOnAuthor George Vecsey