Dan shaughnessy biography
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Dan Shaughnessy
American sports writer (born 1953)
For the Canadian Olympic athlete, see Dan Shaughnessy (athlete).
Dan Shaughnessy (born July 20, 1953) is an American sports writer.
He has covered the Boston Red Sox for The Boston Globe since 1981. In 2016, he was given the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame. The 1980s Boston Celtics team furnished Shaughnessy with his now-famous sobriquet, "Shank," for the often unflattering and critical nature of his articles.[1][2][3]
Career
Shaughnessy was born in Groton, Massachusetts.
Dan shaughnessy biography
After graduating from Groton High School,[4][5] Shaughnessy subsequently attended the College of the Holy Cross, graduating in 1975. He began his career as a beat reporter covering the Baltimore Orioles for the Baltimore Evening Sun in 1977 and 1978.
He then was the national baseball writer for The Washington Star from 1979 until the newspaper folded in 1981.[6] He ha