Donald Hunt (sportswriter)

After graduating from Lincoln University, Hunt began his journalism career in the 1980s where he wrote for the News of Delaware County.^[1] He was eventually recruited by Herm Rogul to join the Philadelphia Tribune in 1983.^[2]

In 2008, Hunt led a campaign to earn Wilt Chamberlain his own commemorative U.S. postage stamp.^[3] As part of his campaign, Hunt dedicated a section in the Tribune for Chamberlain and started a petition.^[4] A few years later, Hunt was named the 2011 “Journalist of the Year” by the National Association of Black Journalists in honor of his sportswriting career.^[5]

In 2016, Hunt was inducted into the Philadelphia Black Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the game of basketball in Philadelphia.^[6] The following year he became the first African-American sportswriter to enter the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.^[2]

Hunt and his wife Patricia have a daughter together who was named a Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader in 2019.^[7]