Zipp Newman
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Born
May 24, 1894
Henry Hardin Newman
May 24, 1894
Smith Mills, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMarch 3, 1977 (aged 82)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
OccupationSportswriter
Zipp Newman | |
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| Born | Henry Hardin Newman May 24, 1894 Smith Mills, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1977 (aged 82) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
Henry Hardin "Zipp" Newman (May 24, 1894 – March 3, 1977) was an American sportswriter known as the "Dean of Southern Sports Writers."
Newman was born on May 24, 1894, in Smith Mills, Kentucky[1] to Henry Haynes Newman and Henriette Beauregard Haynes. He came to Birmingham, Alabama, at a young age. He attended Powell Elementary School, Central High School, and Birmingham-Southern College. In high school he reported ran to 100-yard dash in ten seconds flat, and so he carried the nickname "Zipp."[2]
