Joseph Francis Falls Net Worth
Joseph Francis Falls Net Worth is
$8 Million
Joseph Francis Falls Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Joseph Francis Falls (May 2, 1928 – August 11, 2004) was an American journalist. He began his career in his native New York City. At the age of 17 in 1945, he took a job as a copyboy for the Associated Press. After an apprenticeship of eight years, Falls moved to the Detroit bureau of the AP.In Detroit, Falls flourished. He was hired by the Detroit Times in 1956 to cover the Detroit Tigers. He continued on the Tigers' beat with the Detroit Free Press from 1960 to 1978. His final move was to the Detroit News where he was a columnist and eventually Sports Editor.During his career, Falls also had a weekly column in The Sporting News. It is said many young writers were so taken by his writing they wanted to become sportswriters. He also kept a statistic on Rocky Colavito during his years as a member of the Detroit Tigers. When Colavito stranded a runner, Falls would give him an RNBI (Run Not Batted In). This infuriated Colavito and created a tense relationship between the two for several years.Falls won several awards during his career. In 2001, he won the J. G. Taylor Spink Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame. After his retirement in 2003, he was named to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.Falls died of complications from diabetes and heart failure at age 76 in Detroit. | Date Of Birth | May 2, 1928 |
| Died | 2004-08-11 |
| Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Star Sign | Taurus |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, 2000. |
| 2 | Winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for excellence in sportswriting, 2001 (awarded at Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies). |
| 3 | Longtime sportwriter for newspapers in Detroit, Michigan. |
| 4 | In 2002, Falls was inducted into the writers' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., where he was given the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. Falls covered 50 World Series, 20 Kentucky Derbys, 15 Super Bowls, 20 Masters and U.S. Open golf tournaments, 25 Indy 500s and dozens of events such as the Rose Bowl, Stanley Cup and NBA Finals. |
| 5 | Began his journalism career in 1945, when he went to work as a copy boy in the New York office of The Associated Press. He transferred to the Detroit bureau in 1953 and joined the Detroit Times in 1956. When the Times folded in 1960, Falls moved on to the Detroit Free Press, eventually becoming the newspaper's sports editor. He remained there until 1978, when he joined the staff of the News. |
| 6 | Longtime sports writer for The Detroit News and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey's Greatest Era: 1942-1967 | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself (sportswriter) |
| Michigan & Trumbull | 1999 | Documentary | Himself (sportswriter) |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | 1998 | Documentary | Himself - interviewee |
Known for movies
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998)
as Himself - interviewee
Hockey's Greatest Era: 1942-1967 (2005)
as Himself
Michigan & Trumbull (1999)
as Himself (sportswriter)
ESPN SportsCentury (2000-2001)
as Himself / Himself (sportswriter)