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Bill Lyon

Bill Lyon

Bill Lyon

Bill Lyon has been writing for forty-seven years and has been a sports columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1972. He is a recipient of the National Headliner Award and a six-time Pulitzer Prize nominee. He and his wife, Ethel, have two sons and two grandsons. This is his sixth book.

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News Gazette, April 6, 2013
...Invariably I think back to those Happy Days, to "Just one more, Rog. Promise?" "Promise ." RIP, Roger. Bill Lyon is a retired Philadelphia Inquirer sports columnist. He began working at The News-Gazette in 1956 at age 18, right out of high school....
Sacramento Bee, April 5, 2013
...he could be found at a movie theater. One of Ebert's co-workers was an older teenager named Bill Lyon, who went on to become a sports columnist for 33 years at the Philadelphia Inquirer. They were both sportswriters back then, Lyon covering Champaign...
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 5, 2013
...Club, and a budding sportswriter who covered high-school athletics for the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. At the News-Gazette, his colleague Bill Lyon - later a fixture at The Inquirer - gave him the only advice he needed about newspapering: Don't wait...
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 4, 2013
...Club, and a budding sportswriter who covered high-school athletics for the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette. At the News-Gazette, his colleague Bill Lyon - later a fixture at The Inquirer - gave him the only advice he needed about newspapering: Don't wait...
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 27, 2013
...general sports columnist for the Inquirer in 2003, following in and occasionally falling in the deep footsteps of Bill Lyon, Frank Dolson and many distinguished others. He comes to the Philly.com blogosphere after award-winning success as designer/editor...
Philadelphia Inquirer, June 5, 2013
...general sports columnist for the Inquirer in 2003, following in and occasionally falling in the deep footsteps of Bill Lyon, Frank Dolson and many distinguished others. He comes to the Philly.com blogosphere after award-winning success as designer/editor...
Philly.com, June 5, 2013
...general sports columnist for the Inquirer in 2003, following in and occasionally falling in the deep footsteps of Bill Lyon, Frank Dolson and many distinguished others. He comes to the Philly.com blogosphere after award-winning success as designer/editor...
Douglas County Sentinel, June 5, 2013
...are his wife, Cheryl S. Stith of Douglasville; son, Nathan Stith of Douglasville; sister and brother-in-law: Rebecca and Bill Lyon and two nephews of Fishers, IN; brother and sister-in-law: Christopher and Heather Stith and a niece of Carmel, IN. ...
Troy Pennysaver, June 4, 2013
...family lore will be welcome for this dramatic script. The Reunion committee (Abby Werlock, Barb Andrus, Byron Everts, Bill Lyon, Kay Kupchin, Bob Kupchin and Brian Holley for the website) is also looking for letters, diaries and tape recordings of...
Bayside Bulletin / Redland Times, June 3, 2013
...management and development control will speak to officers in the newly created Environment and Regulation Group. Chief executive Bill Lyon said the redundancies would save ratepayers an annual $1million in wages and salaries on top of $960,000 saved...
TheWorldlink.com, June 1, 2013
...Mike Winters 84, Dick Manthe 84, Robbie Robison 88. Low Net — Ray Malmberg 70, Tom Mills 71, Bill Lyon 73, Larry Olson 74. Team Low Gross — Mark Bedard and Ray Malmberg, 70; Dick Manthe and Tom Smith, 82; Tracy Williams and Harvey Myers, 83. ...
WPSD TV, May 30, 2013
...How to help Oklahoma tornado victims Gay marriage advocates ask Madigan to call Illinois bill Lyon County juvenile killed in Calvert City, Kentucky crash Remains of Jacque Waller found; Family releases statement Illinois lawmakers begin sending...