While visiting a friend in Cleveland, Cobbledick had opportunity to join The Plain Dealer; he decided to quit his mining job, and started his writing career in 1923 at a salary of $25 per week. Initially covering the police beat, he later became a sports writer.[5] He also wrote for the short-lived Cleveland Times in 1926.[6][7] He was elected president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) in October 1942,[8] and served in the role during 1943.[9]
Cobbledick served as a war correspondent during World War II, and his account of the Battle of Okinawa written on V-E Day has been frequently reprinted and cited as an example of excellent war reporting. In 1947, he became the sports editor of The Plain Dealer. His works were frequently published in The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, and Baseball Digest. Cobbledick's writing style was short and to the point.[10]
Cobbledick was journalist for The Plain Dealer until 1964 when he retired. He later moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he died in 1969, aged 70.
From 1963 through 2002, the Cleveland chapter of the BBWAA voted annually for the "Gordon Cobbledick Golden Tomahawk Award", which was awarded to the most underrated player of the Cleveland Indians. Recipients included Gaylord Perry (1973), Rick Sutcliffe (1984), and Travis Fryman (2000).[15]
^Bealmear, Austin (October 6, 1942). "World Series Notes". The Fort Lauderdale Daily News. Retrieved January 11, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^"Constitution". bbwaa.com. Retrieved January 11, 2018. see Addendum B
^Lebovitz, Hal (April 2006). "Cobby...Cobby...Cobby...". The Best of Hal Lebovitz: Great Sportswriting from Six Decades in Cleveland. Gray & Company, Publishers. ISBN9781598510232. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
