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Milton Gross

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Milton Gross
Born(1912-02-13)February 13, 1912
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 1973(1973-05-09) (aged 61)
Rockville Center, New York, U.S.
OccupationSportswriter, Author
Alma materFordham University (B.A., M.A.)
Spouse
Estelle Murov
(m. 1940)
ChildrenJane, Michael

Milton Gross (February 13, 1912 – May 9, 1973) was an American sportswriter and author who wrote a nationally syndicated column for the New York Post. He previously worked as the beat reporter for the New York Yankees and wrote a number of books about the team.[1]

Born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, Gross attended Thomas Jefferson High School where he played basketball. He graduated with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in economics from Fordham University.[1]

Gross began working at the New York Post in 1937, eventually writing a nationally syndicated column starting from 1949, till his death. Additionally, he wrote a number of books and also contributed articles to magazines like the Sports Illustrated.[1]

He and his wife Estelle (née Murov), a nurse, lived in Rockville Center, New York on Long Island and had two children: a son named Michael, a journalist and author who writes about popular culture, and a daughter named Jane, who became a distinguished sportswriter for Newsday.[2] Gross died due to a cardiac arrest on May 9, 1973, and was survived by his wife and two children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Milton Gross of The Post Dies; A Sports Columnist Since 1949". The New York Times. May 9, 1973.
  2. ^ Gross, Jane (May 17, 2016). "Shedding the Mantle of Glory, Behind the Batting Cage". onbeing.org.
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