Bob Oates (writer)
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Robert Maclay Oates (May 20, 1915 – April 7, 2009) was an American sportswriter who covered football for the Los Angeles Times.
Oates served in the United States Army during World War II, staying in the country due to his poor eyesight. He graduated from Yankton College and earned a master's degree in journalism from UCLA.
Career
Oates worked for various Los Angeles-era newspapers starting in 1946, covering USC and UCLA football, and covered the Los Angeles Rams for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner from 1962 to 1967, and then for the Times from 1968 until January 2007, writing a nationally focused column after the area lost its last NFL teams after the 1994 season. He covered each of the first 39 Super Bowls.[1]
