Nobody talks about God as those who insist that there is no God.
Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. Quotes
Sports do not build character. They reveal it.
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Birth: | 7th December, 1888 |
Death: | 18th December, 1939 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Columnist, Editor, Journalist, Writer |
Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an American journalist. He worked as a sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and editor in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, now known as The Newspaper Guild. He is best remembered for his writing on social issues. He studied at Harvard University. He began his professional career writing baseball stories in the sports section of the New York Morning Telegraph. He worked at the New York Tribune from 1912–1921, rising to drama critic before transferring to the New York World. While at the World, he started writing his syndicated column, It Seems to Me. From 1927 to 1937, he write a regular column, titled "It Seems to Heywood Broun", for the magazine The Nation.
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