Hy Turkin

Hyman C. Turkin[1] (May 9, 1915 – June 24, 1955) was a sportswriter best known for co-editing the first baseball encyclopedia.

He joined the staff of the New York Daily News after graduating from Cooper Union in 1936 with a degree in electrical engineering.

"Happy" Chandler, and nine revised editions were published after Turkin's death (the last in 1979).

[3][4] The New York Times writer Arthur Daley described him as "a bustling little dynamo with an inquisitive turn of mind."

Following Turkin's death, the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association named an annual award after him; the Hy Turkin Memorial Award was given annually to professional basketball's rookie of the year.