Alan Jenks Gould (January 30, 1898 – June 21, 1993) was an American newspaper writer and editor.
For many years, Walter Camp had been the "official" selector of college football's annual All-America team.
[5] In 1933, Gould was the first to coin the term "Grand Slam" in respect to winning the four major tennis titles in a calendar year.
[6] In 1936, Gould brought another innovation to the sport with the introduction of the AP Poll to rank the country's college football teams and determine a national champion.
[2] He was in charge of the wire service's news operations throughout World War II and traveled to England from January to March 1944 to coordinate coverage for the anticipated Allied invasion of the European mainland.
[9] On his return to the United States, Gould reported that Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was doing a "remarkable job" coordinating the British and American forces and that any invasion would be "covered by the one of the biggest concentrations of foreign correspondents ever assembled.
[12] In May 1963, Gould was honored by Sigma Delta Chi, the professional journalism fraternity, with the designation as a fellow.