Sam Lacy

January 9, 2024
Journalist

Quick Facts

Sam Lacy
Full Name Sam Lacy
Occupation Journalist
Date Of Birth Oct 23, 1903(1903-10-23)
Age 121
Date Of Death 2003-05-08
Birthplace Mystic
Country United States
Birth City Connecticut
Horoscope Libra

Sam Lacy Biography

Name Sam Lacy
Birthday Oct 23
Birth Year 1903
Place Of Birth Mystic
Home Town Connecticut
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Libra
Children(s) Samuel Howe (Tim) Lacy, Michaelyn Lacy Harris

Sam Lacy is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 23, 1903 in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Famous for being the first African-American participant in the Baseball Writers Association of America He had a long nine-decade career as a sports reporter working for Washington Tribune, the Chicago Defender as well as WBAL-TV, the Baltimore NBC station WBAL.

The year 1936 was the time Lacy wrote about the gold medals won by the African-American athlete In 1936, Lacy reported on the medals won by African- American runner Jesse Owens at that year’s Summer Olympics (held in Berlin, Germany). at the 1936 Summer Olympics (held in Berlin, Germany).

He was born throughout Connecticut as well as Washington, D.C. by an Native American mother and an African-American father. His first marriage to Roberta Robinson, resulted in two children, Samuel and Michaelyn He later got married to Barbara Robinson.

Sam Lacy Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Journalist
House Living in own house.

Sam Lacy is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Lacy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before his first job as a journalist completed his undergrad degree in physical education at Howard University and played semi-professional baseball.

Through his entire career He fought for minorities equal opportunity and an equal amount of pay in the professional sporting world.

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Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sam Lacy celebrates birthday on October 23 of every year.

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