His 1987 book, The Man Who Robbed the Pierre: The Story of Bobby Comfort, was awarded the Edgar Award for Best True Crime Book of the Year. The book Rockin' Steady: A Guide to Basketball and Cool, which he wrote with Wilt Frazier, was named by the American Library Association as one of the Best Books for Young Adults in the last 75 years. Since retiring, he has continued writing books and documentary films about sports. He remained at the New York Times until his retirement in 2007. In 1981, he started as a sports feature writer and columnist for the New York Times. He then moved on to the syndicated news service Newspaper Enterprise Association where he worked as a columnist and writer from 1967-1976. His first post as a sportswriter was with the Minneapolis Tribune (1965-1967). His college career began at Miami University (BA, 1963) and ended at Northwestern University (MSJ, 1965). Sullivan High School in the Rogers Park section of Chicago, where he graduated from in 1957. Berkow was born in Chicago, Illinois on Januand attended Roger C.
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