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Condon's Life Is the Stuff of Which Should Be Written

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19930115
Author:Steve Neal

David Condon had a tough act to follow.

While in his 20s, Condon took over "In the Wake of the News," a sports column in another Chicago newspaper that had previously been written by Ring Lardner, Westbrook Pegler and Arch Ward, who are among the legends of American journalism. Condon's style was no less distinctive.

Condon became the sportswriter for all seasons. For nearly four decades, he compelled our attention with a column that was written with wit, integrity and style. He wrote about superstars and rogues as human beings. He was particularly good at deflating people who needed ...

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