Dick Connor Papers
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June 7th, 1930 |
Richard James Connor was born in Iowa City, IO |
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1943 |
Family moved to Columbia, MO |
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1948 |
Connor attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO for one year |
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1949 |
Family moved to Denver, CO where Connor attended Regis College, Denver, CO |
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1950-1954 |
Connor served in the U.S. Air Force and wrote for the newspapers at Parks and Hamilton, CA Air Force Bases |
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1956 |
Connor graduated form Regis College, married Mary Kay, and began working for Regis University as a public information director |
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1961 |
Connor joined the Rocky Mountain News as a sports writer |
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1965-1982 |
Connor worked as a sports writer for the Denver Post |
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1982-1988 |
Connor returned to the Rocky Mountain News |
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1988-1992 |
Connor wrote for the Denver Post |
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1961-1992 |
Connor was named Colorado Sports Writer of the Year 22 times |
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1977 |
Received the Broadcasting Award Citation |
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1980 |
Received the Pro Football Writers of America Award |
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1984 |
Named one of the Top Ten Sports Columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors |
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1986 |
Received the Individual Personal Columns Award |
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1987 |
Received the Lowell Thomas Journalist Award |
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1988 |
Received the Regis Alumni Achievement Award |
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1991 |
Received the Dick McCann Memorial Award |
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1992 |
Elected to the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame |
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Dec 25th, 1992 |
Last column appeared in the Denver Post |
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Dec 30th, 1992 |
Died of liver cancer at home with his family |
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1993 |
Elected to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame |
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1998 |
Elected to the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame |