When I awoke this morning, I realized I had received a sad note via text from a friend.
My friend wrote:
FYI, Frank Litsky passed away today. He may we’ll have been the greatest ambassador to our sport over the last sixty years. 3,700 articles in The NY Times many of which were track related. On a personal note he was a gentlemen without equal and will be greatly missed. Worth is an article on LR.
Litsky was certainly a GIANT in track and field journalism. Here's more on his great career from Walt Murphy.
Walt Murphy. wrote:
Frank Litsky, who covered Track & Field (and other sports) for the NY Times for 4 decades, passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 92. Additional details will follow as they become available.
In addition to his excellent coverage of our sport (which he loved), Litsky was also known for the countless NY Times obituaries he wrote about some of the biggest names in sports. And now his own obituary will likely appear in the paper in the next day or two.
I served as Frank’s secretary during half his 40-year stint as the President of the NY Track Writers Association, and I’ll miss his sense of humor and our chats about T&F.
Articles Written by Litsky (Many obituaries)
https://www.nytimes.com/by/frank-litskyRetiring From the NY Track Writers Assn.
http://www.letsrun.com/2009/trackwriter1216.phphttps://www.nyrr.org/media-center/press-releases/internationally-recognized-track-and-field-expert-frank-litsky-to-be-honored-with-george-hirsch-journalism-award