Mary Garber, sportswriting pioneer, dies

Never heard of her, but I'd love to read the way she wrote a gamer.

 

I never got a chance to meet Mary, except on video. But I remain forever in her debt. Without Mary Garber and other pioneers like her, many of the sportschicks on the board (including, perhaps <i>the</i> sportschick!) would not be in this field today.

Rest in peace, Mary. May you always have interesting story ideas, open locker rooms, supportive editors, and late deadlines.

 

Here's a link to a set of interviews with Ms. Garber done when she was 74. I did a Sporting News column on her maybe 10 years ago. Everyone I spoke to considered her a person of courage, dignity and integrity. A class act.
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http://wpcf.org/oralhistory/garb.html

 

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/sep/21/mary-garber-longtime-sports-writer-w-s-journal-die/news/

 

RIP to a pioneer, and a great one in North Carolina to boot.

Thanks for everything, Mary.

 

Anyone have an links to her stories?

 

Through the miracle that is Google, I discover that I wrote about Ms. Garber for the Sporting News only three years ago. Time crawls.
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http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_/ai_n14713618

 

I echo PaperDoll. RIP to a true pioneer and the first woman to win the Red Smith Award.

 

Mary was honored at a APSE convention a few years back, I think perhaps in '05. Although she couldn't make it, it was a nice tribute which someone taped for her.

 

She was the first female winner of APSE's Red Smith Award in 2005: http://apse.dallasnews.com/2005/jun2005/10-11oberle.html

RIP, Mary, and thanks for paving the way for so many of us in and just beginning our careers.

 

Oh man. Such sad news. I know she has been in declining health, but it's still bad news to hear of her passing.

I met her once, and she has been a inspiration to me for a long, long time. Talk about gumption and not standing down to those who believe(d) women couldn't compete in this field.

RIP, Mary.

And for those who never heard her speak -- you wouldn't forget it, you knew when Mary Garber was in the room.

 

RIP.
To a true feminist.
And I mean that in how the word is defined. I have no idea how she'd vote, but it doesn't matter. She paved roads for all of us.