1981 BBWAA Career Excellence Award Winner Bob Addie
Reporter, columnist, bon vivant and raconteur, Bob Addie covered baseball for the Washington Times-Herald and Washington Post for close to 40 years.
Addie was known for his clean style, hilarious anecdotes, unabashed sentiment, red socks and dark glasses.
He never missed a day on the Washington Senators' beat for 20 years until the team left town in 1971.
A players' friend who wrote like a fan, accentuating the positive and winning affection among readers and subjects alike, Addie was a former President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
He was a recipient of a National Press Club Award and a highly-respected member of the Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans.
Addie passed away on Jan. 18, 1982.
