Al Stump

Al Stump (1916-1995) was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During World War II, he was a war correspondent, and afterward he worked as a sportswriter for national and regional publications, including Esquire, the Saturday Evening Post, True Magazine, American Heritage, Los Angeles Magazine , and Sports Illustrated . He wrote--both independently and in collaboration with famous athletes--six books, including Ty Cobb's My Life in Baseball , Sam Snead's Education of a Golfer , Champions against...See more

Al Stump (1916-1995) was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During World War II, he was a war correspondent, and afterward he worked as a sportswriter for national and regional publications, including Esquire, the Saturday Evening Post, True Magazine, American Heritage, Los Angeles Magazine , and Sports Illustrated . He wrote--both independently and in collaboration with famous athletes--six books, including Ty Cobb's My Life in Baseball , Sam Snead's Education of a Golfer , Champions against Odds , and The Champion Breed . His article, "Ty Cobb's Wild 10-Month Fight to Live," written for True Magazine , won the Best American Sport Story award of 1962. It was the basis for the 1994 motion picture Cobb , directed by Ron Shelton. See less