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- Birth nameJoseph Francis Falls
- Joe Falls was born on May 2, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Mary Jane Falls. He died on August 11, 2004 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- SpouseMary Jane Falls(? - August 11, 2004) (his death)
- Longtime sports writer for The Detroit News and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Began his journalism career in 1945, when he went to work as a copy boy in the New York office of The Associated Press. He transferred to the Detroit bureau in 1953 and joined the Detroit Times in 1956. When the Times folded in 1960, Falls moved on to the Detroit Free Press, eventually becoming the newspaper's sports editor. He remained there until 1978, when he joined the staff of the News.
- In 2002, Falls was inducted into the writers' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., where he was given the J.G. Taylor Spink Award. Falls covered 50 World Series, 20 Kentucky Derbys, 15 Super Bowls, 20 Masters and U.S. Open golf tournaments, 25 Indy 500s and dozens of events such as the Rose Bowl, Stanley Cup and NBA Finals.
- Longtime sportwriter for newspapers in Detroit, Michigan.
- Winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for excellence in sportswriting, 2001 (awarded at Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies).
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