Who are the GREAT sports editors?

I'd be interested to hear your nominations. . .

Someone remarked to me the other day that there seem to be so few.

So who are they? Who would you go to war with in this business? Who takes an average reporter and makes him a good reporter, a good reporter and makes him great?

Who inspires?

If you had to work for just one SE the rest of your career, who would it be?

Who are the Van Mackenzies of today?

 

Mike Fannin
Lynn Hoppes
Jerry Micco
Emilio Garcia-Ruiz

 

Tim Burke would definitely be on this list, but I think he's an ME now...

 

Kevin Whaley
Dan Dinsmore (who got bumped upstairs, so technically, he's no longer an SE)
Chris Simmons
the aforementioned Jerry Micco

 

Stanley Woodward was the Van Mackenzie of yesterday.

 

Qui sont les rédacteurs de sports d'hier ?

 

Jerry Micco is a nice guy and very professional.

Signs of greatness are .............. ?

 

Mine.

 

I'm sure there are some at smaller papers who are just as good, just not as well-known.

 

Emilio Garcia-Ruiz: Hard to beat a guy who helped to win a Pulitzer. And is high-energy and a good person.

Vince Doria: You might call him sports editor of ESPN.

To be a great one, you need all the tools: leadership, personality, ability to develop talent, integrity and hands-on editing skill.

 

i was the world's greatest sports editor. just ask my staff of me, myself and i!