sportswriters from new york (state)

George Plimpton

American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman

Roger Kahn

American author, best known for his 1972 baseball book The Boys of Summer.

David Halberstam

American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, and later, sports journalism