Rick hummel biography
Richard Lowell Hummel was an American author and sports columnist best known for his work for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Richard Lowell Hummel (Febru – ) was an....
Rick Hummel
American journalist (1946–2023)
Richard Lowell Hummel (February 25, 1946 – May 20, 2023) was an American author and sports columnist best known for his work for the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch. Hummel was honored in 2007 with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing.[1] Known throughout baseball by his nickname "The Commish", he was a former president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.[2]
Early life
Richard Lowell Hummel was born on February, 25, 1946,[3] in Quincy, Illinois.[4] He graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1964.[1] At first Hummel remained in his hometown for higher education, attending Quincy College before transferring to the University of Missouri to attend their School of Journalism.
Hummel expressed an interest in sports journalism and broadcasting at an early age, having auditioned for a job at Quincy station WGEM when he was twelve years old.[1]
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