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Ben Olan

Ben Olan

American sportswriter and journalist (1923–2019)

Ben Olan (March 31, 1923 – November 11, 2019) was an American sports author and journalist. A former sports writer for the New York Associated Press, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1987 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He joined the Associated Press in 1952 as a sports writer, covering hockey, and retired after 51 years in the profession, around 2003.[2][3][4][5]

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    "Longtime AP sports writer, editor Ben Olan dies at 96". San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. November 12, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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    Fischler, Stan (September 30, 2012). "Brooklyn arena brings back memories of Amerks team". Daily Freeman. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
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    "Strange tale of the Brooklyn Americans".
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    http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?AuthRecID=1467077&v1=1&HC=1&SEQ=20150519134203&PID=_2EHEbTVruuQ3LlrRrgQKYUrszB
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    "Longtime AP sports writer, editor Ben Olan dies at 96". Seattle Times. November 11, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.


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