Whittingham, Richard 1939-2005
Whittingham, Richard 1939-2005
OBITUARY NOTICE—See index for CA sketch: Born January 1, 1939, in Chicago, IL; died of heart failure February 21, 2005, in Wilmette, IL. Writer. Whittingham was an author best known for his books on sports. A graduate of Loyola University, he served in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, married, and spent his career as a freelance writer based in Wilmette. Whittingham was interested in a wide range of subjects, but his most popular books were about baseball and football teams. Among his works are The Chicago Bears: An Illustrated History (1979; revised edition, 1986), Sunday Mayhem: A Celebration of Pro Football in America (1987), The Bears: A Seventy-five-Year Celebration (1994), and Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football (2001). His most recent books include What Bears They Were: Chicago Bears Greats Talk about Their Teams, Their Coaches, and the Times of Their Lives (2002), Boy Wonder of Wall Street: The Life and Times of Financier Eddie Gilbert (2003), Sunday's Heroes: NFL Legends Talk about the Times of Their Lives (2003), For the Glory of Their Game: Stories of Life in the NFL by the Men Who Lived It (2005), and Illustrated History of the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005).
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Chicago Tribune, February 24, 2005, section 3, p. 11.