| 词条 | James W. Finegan |
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| name = James W. Finegan | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|11|21}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|3|13|1929|11|21}} | death_place = Villanova, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = author of 7 books about golf | education = La Salle University | employer = | occupation = Advertising executive, golfer and sportswriter | title = | salary = | networth = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Harriet Finegan | children = 3 | parents = | relatives = }} James W. Finegan (November 21, 1929 – March 13, 2015) was an American advertising executive, golfer and sportswriter. He was the author of seven books about golf. Early lifeFinegan was born in 1929.[1] He was a caddie for publisher Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr. as a child.[2] He graduated from La Salle University in 1951,[1] where he played on the golf team.[3] He served in the United States Navy for four years.[1] CareerFinegan worked in advertising, first as a copywriter and eventually the chairman and chief executive officer of Gray & Rogers.[1][2] He entered golf competitions and won prizes from the Philadelphia Country Club, the Pine Valley Golf Club, and the Bethpage Black Course.[1] He authored seven books about golf. Six of his books were about golf in the British Isles. Another book was about golf in his home state of Pennsylvania.[1] Finegan was inducted into the La Salle University Hall of Athletes in 1977.[3] According to Michael Bamberger writing for Golf Magazine, Finegan "shaped the lives of an incalculable number of caddies, golfers and American pilgrims looking to discover golf in Great Britain, and he was a beloved figure in the game wherever golf took him."[4] Personal life and deathFinegan married Harriet Burke on November 15, 1952. They had three children, and they resided in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[5] Finegan died on March 13, 2015 in Villanova, Pennsylvania.[1] Selected works
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news |last1=Bamberger |first1=Michael |title=Legendary Golf Writer Jim Finegan Passes Away at 85 |url=https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/legendary-golf-writer-jim-finegan-passes-away-85 |accessdate=November 4, 2018 |work=Golf Magazine |date=March 13, 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Finegan, James W.}}2. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Newport |first1=John Paul |title=The Man Who Played 10,000 Rounds |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB116138263195099404 |accessdate=November 20, 2018 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 21, 2006}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title=Hall of Athletes – James Finegan |url=https://goexplorers.com/hof.aspx?hof=19 |publisher=La Salle University |accessdate=November 20, 2018}} 4. ^{{cite news |last1=Bamberger |first1=Michael |title=Farewell: Honoring the Lives Led by Golf Icons Lost in 2015: Jim Finegan, 85 |url=https://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/farewell-honoring-lives-led-golf-icons-lost-2015 |accessdate=November 20, 2018 |work=Golf Magazine |date=January 5, 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Harriet Finegan Obituary |url=https://www.stretchfuneralhome.com/obituary/HARRIET-M.-FINEGAN/Villanova-Pennsylvania/1814462 |website=Stretch Funeral Home |accessdate=November 20, 2018}} 11 : American sportswriters|Businesspeople from Pennsylvania|American advertising executives|American male golfers|Golf writers and broadcasters|Golfers from Pennsylvania|United States Navy personnel|La Salle Explorers athletes|People from Radnor Township, Pennsylvania|1929 births|2015 deaths |
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