Overview
- He died early Friday after a brief illness, according to The Plain Dealer.
- Calling hours are Monday from 4–7 p.m. at Chambers Funeral Home in North Olmsted, with a funeral mass Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Clarence.
- A Texas native, he worked at the Dallas Morning News and the Philadelphia Inquirer before joining The Plain Dealer in 1984 and writing his final column in 2018.
- He was twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist and authored four post-retirement books, including a 2024 biography of LeBron James.
- Peers praised his opinion-driven style and on-deadline brilliance—“working without a net”—with tributes from Terry Pluto, Bud Shaw, and former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar.