Sheldon Ocker

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Sheldon Ocker
Born (1942-08-22) August 22, 1942 (age 83)
Akron, Ohio, U.S. [1]
OccupationSportswriter
Employer Akron Beacon Journal
Awards J. G. Taylor Spink Award

Sheldon Ocker (born August 22, 1942) is an American sportswriter.

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Early life

Ocker attended Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio, graduating in 1960. He attended Ohio State University, and graduated with a degree in political science in 1964. [2]

Career

He worked for one year at the Sandusky Register , and was hired by the Akron Beacon Journal in 1967. [3] For the Beacon Journal, he covered high school sports for three years, [2] the Cleveland Cavaliers for ten years, and covered the Cleveland Indians from 1981 through 2013. [4]

He was the President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America in 1985.

Awards and honors

Ocker was named the 2018 winner of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award. [5] [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "2018 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Sheldon Ocker". baseballhall.org. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Beaven, Michael (December 13, 2017). "Former Beacon Journal Indians beat reporter Sheldon Ocker headed to Hall of Fame as winner of J.G. Taylor Spink Award". Akron Beacon Journal . Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Akron Beacon Journal Staff (April 7, 2010). "Sheldon Ocker bio". Akron Beacon Journal . Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Sheldon Ocker, Cleveland Indians long-time beat writer, wins J.G. Spink award". cleveland.com. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sheldon Ocker wins Hall of Fame's Spink Award". USA Today. Associated Press. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sheldon Ocker wins Hall of Fame's J.G. Taylor Spink Award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 12, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  7. ↑ Lewis, Ryan (July 28, 2018). "Baseball Hall of Fame: Former Beacon Journal writer Sheldon Ocker honored with J.G. Taylor Spink Award". Ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal). Retrieved June 12, 2019.


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