- Father of Ring Lardner Jr., David Lardner, James Lardner and John Lardner.
- Died of a heart attack while playing bridge with his wife and another couple.
- Humorist, playwright, short story writer and sports columnist. He was a former journalist and one of the alumni of the Algonquin Round Table.
- Famous for his Saturday Evening Post series "You Know Me Al".
- First recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award (presented to a writer for meritorious contributions to baseball writing) in 1963.
- Grandfather of Kate Lardner.
- Portrayed by Gary Houston in Jim Sullivan's play "Damon, Ring & F. Scott," directed by Sullivan at Writers' Theatre-Chicago in Glencoe, IL, in 1996.
- Father-in-law of Frances Chaney.
- Uncle of Rex Lardner.
- Named after a friend of the family, Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold.
- Is played with great spirit by author-director-writer John Sayles in "Eight Men Out".
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