Blinkey Horn

Claude Sheetz "Blinkey" Horn (August 28, 1885 – May 20, 1937) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter, known most for his work in the Nashville Tennessean.

He was a charter member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1966.

[2] He started at the Tennessean in 1912, held several positions such as police reporter, and in 1919 succeeded John H. Nye as sports editor.

[2] He was considered an authority on baseball,[4] who could readily pluck names and stats from memory.

[5] While passersby stopped to watch, Michigan coach Fielding Yost once diagrammed a play for Horn on the sidewalk using groceries.