Bob Broeg - Springfield, Missouri
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BruceS
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Bust of well known sportswriter on the grounds of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMD6RD
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2011
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Bronze life-sized bust of Bob Broeg. He is wearing a sports jacket, sweater, tie and a floppy hat. The bust sits on a stone and concrete pedestal with an informational plaque.
Bob Broeg (March 18, 1918 – October 28, 2005) was a long time sportswriter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch covering the St. Louis Cardinals.
From plaque:
Bob Broeg
Robert William Broeg (Rhymes With "Plaque")
Born In St. Louis, Mo in 1918 To
Robert And Alice Broeg
Attended Cleveland High School
And The University Of Missouri - Columbia
Married To The Late Dorothy Carr
Married To Lynette Anton Since 1977
Associated Press Sportswriter In
Columbia/Jefferson City & Boston, Ma
Joined St. Louis Post Dispatch In 1945
After Serving In U.S. Marines
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sports Editor 1958 - 1977 &
Assistant To The Publisher - 1977 - 1985
Rockne Club Sportswriter Of The Year - 1964
University Of Missouri Faculty Alumni Award - 1969
University Of Missouri Journalism Medal - 1971
Missouri Sports Hall Of Fame - 1978
Cooperstown Baseball Writers Hall Of Fame/
J.G. Taylor Spink Award - 1979
Sportswriters & Sportscasters Hall Of Fame - 1997
National Baseball Congress Hall Of Fame - 1998
Member & Past President - National Baseball
Writers Association
National Baseball Hall Of Fame Board Of
Directors - 1975-2000
National Baseball Hall Of Fame Committee On
Baseball Veterans - 1972 -2000
Author Of 20 Books Including The Definitive
Works On The Histories Of Ol' Mizzou Football
And St. Louis Cardinals Baseball
Recognized As A
Missouri Sports Legend
February 2001