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John Carmichael; ex-sportswriter

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19860608
Author:Philip Franchine

John P. Carmichael, 83, known as "the home run slugger of all sportswriters" for his humorous and good-natured storytelling as a Chicago Daily News columnist and editor, died Friday at Columbus Hospital.

Mr. Carmichael, of the North Side, was acclaimed as perhaps Chicago's best sportswriter during a 45-year career here.

A skilled speaker as well, he was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame in 1975, joining such standout writers as Grantland Rice, Ring Lardner and Damon Runyon.

"There was something of a pixie in John, always," wrote Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jack Griffin in 1972 ...

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