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John A. Lardner (May 4, 1912 – March 24, 1960) was an American sports writer, WWII war correspondent, and author. He was the son of Ring Lardner. [1] [2] Career [ edit] Lardner attended Phillips Academy, graduating in 1929.
Oct 14, 2010 · John Lardner, a forgotten giant of the sportswriting world. Alex Belth. Oct 14, 2010. John Lardner was painting a prose portrait of a legendary con man when he wrote: "On a small scale,...
Boxing. Director’s Cut: ‘Down Great Purple Valleys,’ by John Lardner. A look at the bombastic and abbreviated life of Stanley Ketchel, from one of America's greatest sportswriters. by Michael MacCambridge on January 16, 2013.
Jun 18, 2013 · When he went off to cover the war in the Pacific in January 1943, John Lardner was twenty-nine years old and, thanks to his weekly column in Newsweek, already a major figure in sportswriting....
To many, John Lardner (son of Ring) is the greatest sportswriter who ever lived. If he wasn't the greatest he definitely was one of the most influential. Dan Jenkins, Jim Murray and Rick Reilly all said that they owed a heavy debt to Lardner with Murray's style being particularly close to Lardner's.
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Aug 28, 2013 · Below is John Lardner's introduction to a 1959 edition of Ring Lardner's You Know Me Al, a fictional series of letters from professional ballplayer Jack Keefe to his friend Al.
This collection marks the return to print of John Lardner, one of America’s press box giants, a classic stylist whose wry humor and tireless reporting helped elevate sportswriting to art. The brilliant W. C. Heinz called Lardner “the best of us.”
