John McCallum (sports writer)

John McCallum (sports writer)

John Dennis McCallum (born 1924) was a sportswriter, as well as a writer on strength training topics. Married to television and movie actress Marjie Millar from 1960 to ?.

As a sportswriter, McCallum wrote books on a variety of topics. One of his most famous works is "The Tiger Wore Spikes", a biography of baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (A.S. Barnes, 1956).

In strength training, McCallum is most famous for his "Keys to Progress" magazine series, which ran in "Strength & Health" magazine from 1965 to 1972. The series has has been collected and republished by IronMind as the book "". Reprints of McCallum's columns have been a regular feature in "Milo" since October, 1993.cite magazine |first=Randall J.|last=Strossen|authorlink=Randall J. Strossen |year=1993 |month=October |title=Milo |location=New York ]

McCallum died on September 21, 1989.

Works

*(1956) "The Tiger Wore Spikes: An Informal Biography of Ty Cobb"cite book |first=John |last=McCallum |authorlink= John McCallum |title=The Tiger Wore Spikes: An Informal Biography of Ty Cobb |pages=240 pages |publisher=A. S. Barnes |location=New York |year=1956 ]
*(1975) "Ty Cobb"cite book |first=John |last=McCallum |authorlink= John McCallum |title=Ty Cobb |pages=225 pages |publisher=Praeger Publishers |location=New York |year=1975 |isbn=0-275-22520-8 ]

References

External links

* [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv17786 McCallum manuscripts at Washington State University]


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