Robert Creamer

Robert W. Creamer (b. July 14, 1922, in Tuckahoe, New York) is an American sportswriter and editor. He spent the majority of his career at Sports Illustrated.

Creamer was one of the first hired on the staff of Sports Illustrated in 1954. He served the magazine as a senior editor from inception to 1984, and wrote the weekly Scorecard section of the magazine. He also wrote for the New York Times.

As an author, Creamer wrote the most definitive biography of Babe Ruth, entitled Babe, in 1974,^[1] and appeared in the Ken Burns' Baseball TV series.

Although retired, Creamer occasionally writes retrospective articles for SI and can be seen on television commenting on historical moments in sports, many of which he covered.

Creamer is a recipient of the 2012 Henry Chadwick Award from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).^[2]

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