Claude Sheetz "Blinkey" Horn (August 28, 1885 – May 20, 1937) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter, known most for his work in the Nashville Tennessean. He was a charter member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.[1] He was later inducted into the Tennessee Sports Writers Hall of Fame.[2]
Blinkey Horn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Claude Sheetz Horn August 28, 1885 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1937 (aged 51) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
Nashville Tennessean
editHe started at the Tennessean in 1912, held several positions such as police reporter, and in 1919 succeeded John H. Nye as sports editor.[3]
Basketball
editHe developed the concept of a state high school basketball tournament and prompted the newspaper to sponsor the state tournament from 1921 until 1929.[2]
Baseball
editHe was considered an authority on baseball,[4] who could readily pluck names and stats from memory.[3] Horn referred to the right field of Sulphur Dell as the "right center dump" for the unusual hill and its accompanying smell of the nearby city dump.[5]
Football
editWhile passersby stopped to watch, Michigan coach Fielding Yost once diagrammed a play for Horn on the sidewalk using groceries.[6]
Death
editOn May 20, 1937, Horn died unexpectedly of a heart attack.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Horn, Claude S. "Blinkey"". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "Sports Writers Hall of Fame to induct former News Sentinel editor Riggs". May 4, 2008. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Noted Tennessee Sport Scrivener Called by Death". The Evening Independent. May 21, 1937.
- ^ John A. Simpson (17 October 2013). Hub Perdue: Clown Prince of the Mound. p. 261. ISBN 9781476602745.
- ^ Skip Nipper (2007). Baseball in Nashville. p. 43. ISBN 9780738543918.
- ^ "Morris McLemore Says". The Miami News. January 13, 1951.