1992 – Dick Connor
Sportswriting legend Dick Connor was named Colorado Sportswriter of the
Year 22 times during his 31 year career as a sportswriter, including 18
consecutive years from 1974-1991. Connor began his career with the Rocky
Mountain News, in 1961, before moving to the Denver Post in 1965. While
at the Post he covered a variety of sports, including ten years
covering the Denver Broncos. Then in 1982, Connor moved back to
the Rocky Mountain News where he worked until 1988, when he returned to
the Post. He remained with the Post until his death in 1992. Along with
his Colorado Sportswriter of the Year awards, Connor won many other
writing awards, including the Dick McCann Memorial Award for long and
distinguished reporting on pro football. Connor was inducted into the
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame on
April 26, 1992.