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The Dick McCann Memorial Award, which is named after the first director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is presented by the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) in recognition of long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football. McCann (right), prior to his tenure as the Hall’s Executive Director (1962-67) was a longtime newspaper reporter before serving as the Washington Redskins publicity director and then general manager from 1947 until 1962.
2018 - Charean Williams, Pro Football Talk 2017 - Ed Werder, ESPN/ESPN.com 2016 - Chris Mortensen, ESPN 2015 - Dave Goldberg, Associated Press 2014 - Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2013 - Dan Pompei, Chicago Tribune 2012 - Tom Kowalski, MLive.com 2011 - Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2010 - Peter Finney, New Orleans Times-Picayune 2009 - Peter King, Sports Illustrated 2008 - Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com 2007 - John Clayton, ESPN/ESPN.com 2006 - John McClain, Houston Chronicle 2005 - Jerry Green, Detroit News 2004 - Rick Gosselin, Dallas Morning News 2003 - Joel Buchsbaum, Pro Football Weekly 2002 - Edwin Pope, Miami Herald 2001 - Len Shapiro, Washington Post 2000 - Tom McEwen, Tampa Tribune 1999 - Art Spander, Oakland Tribune 1998 - Dave Anderson, New York Times 1997 - Bob Roesler, New Orleans Times-Picayune 1996 - Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated 1995 - Ray Didinger, Philadelphia Daily News 1994 - Don Pierson, Chicago Tribune 1993 - Ira Miller, San Francisco Chronicle 1992 - Frank Luksa, Dallas Morning News 1991 - Dick Connor, Denver Post 1990 - Will McDonough, Boston Globe 1989 - Vito Stellino, Baltimore Sun 1988 - Gordon Forbes, USA Today 1987 - Jerry Magee, San Diego Union 1986 - Bill Wallace, New York Times 1985 - Cooper Rollow - Chicago Tribune 1984 - Larry Felser, Buffalo News 1983 - Hugh Brown, Philadelphia Bulletin 1982 - Cameron Snyder, Baltimore Morning Sun 1981 - Norm Miller, New York Daily News 1980 - Chuck Heaton, Cleveland Plain Dealer 1979 - Pat Livingston, Pittsburgh Press 1978 - Murray Olderman, Newspaper Enterprise Assoc. 1977 - Art Daley, Green Bay Press-Gazette 1976 - Jack Hand, Associated Press 1975 - John Steadman, Baltimore News-American 1974 - Bob Oates, Los Angeles Times 1973 - Dave Brady, Washington Post 1972 - Lewis Atchison, Washington Star 1971 - Joe King, New York World-Telegram and Sun 1970 - Arthur Daley, New York Times 1969 - George Strickler, Chicago Tribune