R.I.P

Sign the guestbook for Bryan Burwell

Bryan Burwell, a longtime sports columnist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died early Thursday (Dec. 4, 2014) after a short battle with cancer. He was 59.

Burwell joined the Post-Dispatch in 2002 after working as a sports correspondent for HBO's "Inside the NFL."

During his long sports career, Burwell also wrote columns for USA today, The Detroit News and worked at the New York Daily News and New York Newsday.

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Sign an online guest book for Bryan Burwell

His columns and feature stories were honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and won awards from the Associated Press, United Press International, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Professional Basketball Writers Association and the Professional Football Writers Association.

The APSE named Burwell one of the top 10 sports columnists in the country in 2007. In 2013, his ground-breaking "Upon Further Review" video columns were recognized by Editor and Publisher in its Eppy Awards.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/obituaries/post-dispatch-sports-columnist-bryan-burwell-dies-at/article_39e52936-fb27-53a5-94d8-cbd265aa7ae1.html

oh wow i remember him

phunkdaddy said:

Saw this earlier on the net at work. Tomorrow is never guaranteed and he didn't let the public at large know about his illness. He was a good well respected sports journalist. RIP

Agreed.