George Plimpton

George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 – September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer and editor. He was widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review. He was born in New York City.

Plimpton, along with former decathlete Rafer Johnson and American football star Rosey Grier, helped wrestle Sirhan Sirhan to the floor when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968.

Plimpton died on September 25, 2003 at his New York City apartment from a heart attack caused by supraventricular tachycardia, aged 76.^[1]

George Plimpton Media

Plimpton playing basketball at Miami Dade Community College in 1975
Plimpton with Herb Caen and Ann Moller in 1993

References

↑ Severo, Richard (September 27, 2003). "George Plimpton, Author And Editor, Is Dead at 76" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/27/arts/george-plimpton-author-and-editor-is-dead-at-76.html. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

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[1] Severo, Richard (September 27, 2003). "George Plimpton, Author And Editor, Is Dead at 76" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/27/arts/george-plimpton-author-and-editor-is-dead-at-76.html. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

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