H. G. Salsinger

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Harry George Salsinger (April 10, 1885 – November 27, 1958) was an American sportswriter and the long-time sports editor of The Detroit News (49 years). Born in Springfield, Ohio, he started at The Cincinnati Post in 1907 and joined The Detroit News as sports editor in 1909, a role he held until his death. He covered 50 World Series, two Olympic Games, and many sports including football, golf, tennis, and boxing. He served as president of both the Baseball Writers' Association of America and the Football Writers Association of America. He retired in January 1958 and died ten months later in Detroit after a long illness. He was married to Gladys and had a son, Harry G. Salsinger Jr., born in 1919. In 1968, the BBWAA posthumously awarded him the J. G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball writing. He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.