1995 – Mel Durslag
Born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 29, 1921, sportswriting legend Mel
Durslag covered Olympics, professional and college sports, and every
Super Bowl during his more than 50 year career. For his outstanding
work, Durslag received many accolades including being named California
Sportswriter of the Year seven times. Durslag began his career with
the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner in 1939 and went on to write for the
paper for an incredible 50 years, before moving to the Los Angeles
Times for the last two years of his career. In addition to his work with
theHerald-Examiner, Durslag also worked as a correspondent for Sporting
News from 1950-1984, was writing editor of TV Guide for 30 years, and
wrote articles for national magazines including the Saturday Evening
Post, Collier’s, Sports Illustrated, Playboy, and Esquire from
1947-1990. He retired in 1991. In recognition of his outstanding career
as a sportswriter, Durslag was inducted into the National Sportscasters
and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame on April 24, 1995.