Born: 27-Sep-1934Birthplace: Brooklyn, NYDied: 21-Dec-2001Location of death: New York City [1]Cause of death: Infection
Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Journalist
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Flashing Before My Eyes
Died from an infection after hip-replacement surgery.
Wife: Trish (until his death)Son: Jeremy Schaap (ESPN reporter)Son: DavidDaughter: Keri
University: Cornell University (1955) University: Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University
Newsweek Senior Editor Parade Sports Editor The New York Herald Tribune Emmy 1983 Emmy 1998 Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame 2002 Hip Replacement Surgery Sep-2001
TELEVISION NBC Nightly News Correspondent (1970's) ABC Theater critic
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Run for Your Life (Apr-2008) · Himself The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (Oct-1998) · Himself Semi-Tough (18-Nov-1977) · Himself The Gambler (Oct-1974)
Author of books: Flashing Before My Eyes (2001, memoir)
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