# Stan Hochman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stan_Hochman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stan_Hochman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Hochman > Source revision: 1348460680 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American sportswriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Stan Hochman | birth_date = {{birth date|1928|10|15}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|9|1928|10|15}} | death_place = Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S. | occupation = Sportswriter | employer = ''Philadelphia Daily News'' | years_active = 1950s–2015 | known_for = Coverage of the Philadelphia Phillies; Hall of Fame voter | spouse = Gloria Hochman | children = 1 | resting_place = Har Nebo Cemetery }} '''Stan Hochman''' (October 15, 1928{{spaced ndash}}April 9, 2015), was a sportswriter who covered the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) for the ''[Philadelphia Daily News](/source/Philadelphia_Daily_News)''. He was a voting member of the [Baseball Writers' Association of America](/source/Baseball_Writers'_Association_of_America) (BBWAA), whose main task is to vote on candidates for induction into the [National Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame). Other [newspapers](/source/newspapers) Hochman worked for include the ''[Brownsville Herald](/source/Brownsville_Herald)'', ''[Corpus Christi Caller-Times](/source/Corpus_Christi_Caller-Times)'', ''[Waco News-Tribune](/source/Waco_News-Tribune)'', and ''[San Bernardino Sun](/source/San_Bernardino_Sun)''.{{cite web|url=https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20150410_Stan_Hochman_passes_away_at_age_86.html|last=Mahon|first=Tom|title=Stan Hochman passes away at age 86|date=April 9, 2015|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|work=[Philadelphia Daily News](/source/Philadelphia_Daily_News)|accessdate=April 23, 2019}}[http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/04/09/legendary-philadelphia-sports-columnist-stan-hochman-passes-away-at-86/ Legendary Philadelphia Sports Columnist Stan Hochman Passes Away At 86][http://www.csnphilly.com/legacy-late-stan-hochman-should-be-cherished Legacy of late Stan Hochman should be cherished][http://www.phillyvoice.com/daily-news-columnist-stan-hochman-passes-away/ Legendary Daily News columnist Stan Hochman passes away at 86][https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2015/04/16/sandy-grady-stan-hochman-philadelphia-sportswriting-legends/25834541/ Rieder: Remembering two special Philadelphia sportswriters][http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/04/10/stan-hochman-daily-news-icon-has-passed/ Stan Hochman, Daily News Icon, Has Passed][https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2015/04/09/longtime-philadelphia-sportswriter-stan-hochman-dies/S9ababR0vJq3jmKfwGGCJI/story.html Stan Hochman, 86; Philadelphia sportswriter][http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Stan-Hochman-Death-Service-Daily-News-Sportswriter-Philadelphia-299514771.html Service Held for Longtime Philadelphia Sportswriter Stan Hochman][https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Longtime-Philadelphia-Sportswriter-Stan-Hochman-Dies-at-86-299256681.html Longtime Philadelphia Sportswriter Stan Hochman Dies at 86] == Early life == Hochman was born on October 15, 1928, in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York). He attended [New York University](/source/New_York_University), where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1948, and his master's degree in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. Hochman's career at the ''Daily News'' began on June 9, 1959, and he spent 55 years covering not just the Phillies, but everything sports, in what was to be his adopted hometown — and the town loved him back for it. == Philadelphia == [Pro Football Hall of Fame](/source/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame) writer [Ray Didinger](/source/Ray_Didinger), himself a onetime ''Daily News'' sportswriter and former sports-talk cohost with Hochman on [WIP](/source/WIP-FM) in Philadelphia, said of Hochman, "There have been a lot of greats who have worked at the ''Daily News'', but if you were going to pick the single byline that most people will associate with the ''Daily News'' forever, it's probably Stan." In addition to being a voting member for baseball's hall of fame and writing on all Philadelphia sports, among other things Hochman received awards for his writing on boxing, horse racing, football, and college basketball. Twenty-one year ''Daily News'' editor-in-chief Zack Stalberg said Hochman "was the finest all-around sports journalist Philadelphia has ever seen." He was also considered the wise man of Philadelphia sports talk radio in the 2010s. Hochman was a strong advocate for Philadelphia-based heavyweight boxing champion [Joe Frazier](/source/Joe_Frazier). He defended Frazier's merits and qualities in comparison to his most storied opponent, [Muhammad Ali](/source/Muhammad_Ali), and advocated that the city fully recognize and honor Frazier and his accomplishments. Hochman once observed that the city had never honored Frazier, but "Somehow they found a place for a hokey sculpture of [Rocky Balboa](/source/Rocky_Balboa), a fictional palooka."{{Cite news |last=Hochman |first=Stan |date=November 8, 2011 |title=Frazier: Working man's champion |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/sports/boxing/20111108_Stan_Hochman__Frazier__Working_man_s_champion.html |work=Philadelphia Inquirer}} He later repeated to the ''New York Times'' that there was a movie prop statue next to [Philadelphia's Art Museum](/source/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art), "but nothing to honor a legitimate heavyweight champion who came out of Philadelphia..." A year later the city committed to a statue honoring Frazier.{{Cite news |date=September 5, 2012 |title=Joe Frazier To Get Philly Statue At Last, Decades After Rocky |work=International Business Times}} Ironically, Hochman appeared in the movie ''[Rocky V](/source/Rocky_V)'' as a sportswriter.{{Cite web |title=Philly Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Stan Hochman |url=https://phillyjewishsports.org/2014/03/stan-hochman/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=phillyjewishsports.org}} Early in his Philadelphia career, in addition to writing for the ''Daily News'', Hochman did radio commentary for [WCAU](/source/WCAU) in the 1960s, was a weekend television sports anchor at [WPVI-TV](/source/WPVI-TV) for three years, and was part of the radio coverage team for the [Philadelphia Eagles](/source/Philadelphia_Eagles) in 1965. During his television stint, Hochman also hosted a program, ''On Camera'', interviewing guests unrelated to sports.{{Cite web |title=The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia |url=https://www.broadcastpioneers.com/bp10/stanhochman.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.broadcastpioneers.com}} == Author == He authored or co-authored several books. Among these are a 1983 children's biography of the Phillies' hall of fame third baseman [Mike Schmidt](/source/Mike_Schmidt), ''Mike Schmidt: Baseball's King of Swing'';{{Cite web |title=Mike Schmidt: Baseball's King of Swing |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2319349.Mike_Schmidt |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} the 1994 book, ''The Sports Book : Everything You Need to Be a Fan in Philadelphia'';{{Cite web |title=The Sports Book : Everything You Need to Be a Fan in Philadelphia {{!}} BookScouter.com |url=https://bookscouter.com/book/9780964780606-the-sports-book-everything-you-need-to-be-a-fan-in-philadelp |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=bookscouter.com |language=en}} the 2012 book, ''Unmasked: [Bernie Parent](/source/Bernie_Parent) and the [Broad Street Bullies](/source/Philadelphia_Flyers)'' (co-author);{{Cite web |title=Unmasked: Bernie Parent and the Broad Street Bullies |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13595389-unmasked |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} and the 1994 autobiography of [Max Patkin](/source/Max_Patkin)'s life, ''The Clown Prince of Baseball'' (co-author). Patkin was also a member of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame with Hochman.{{Cite web |title=The Clown Prince of Baseball |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1876864.The_Clown_Prince_of_Baseball |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} In 2019, Hochman's wife of 55 years, Gloria Hochman, wrote the book ''Stan Hochman Unfiltered: 50 Years of Wit and Wisdom from the Groundbreaking Sportswriter''.{{Cite web |date=2012-01-23 |title=All My Books |url=https://gloriahochman.com/wp/books-2/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Gloria Hochman |language=en-US}} == Death == Hochman died on April 9, 2015, in [Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania](/source/Bryn_Mawr%2C_Pennsylvania). Hochman was interred at Har Nebo Cemetery.{{Cite web |title=Stanley Hochman Obituary |url=https://obits.levinefuneral.com/stanley-hochman |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Joseph Levine and Sons |language=en}} == Awards and honors == Hochman has received the following awards and honors, among others; * Inducted into the Big Five Hall of Fame (2015){{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Big 5 {{!}} Hall of Fame |url=https://www.philadelphiabig5.org/hallfame/index.html |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.philadelphiabig5.org}} * Inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame (2014){{Cite web |title=PHILLY BOXING HISTORY - February 17, 2014 - PA Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2014 |url=https://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/fight_stories/stories/2014/20140217_pabhof_01.htm |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=www.phillyboxinghistory.com}} * Inducted into the [Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame](/source/Philadelphia_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) (2008)Stan Hochman, Legacy of Excellence, Sportswriter, Philadelphia Daily News [http://www.phillyhall.org/inductee_profile.asp?ind=213 Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame] * Inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (2002) * Received the National Headliner Award for a series he wrote on Negro League Baseball * Received [Nat Fleischer Award](/source/Nat_Fleischer_Award) from [Boxing Writers' Association of America](/source/Boxing_Writers_Association_of_America) (1991){{Cite web |title=PAST WINNERS, Boxing Writers Association of America |url=https://www.bwaa.org/past-winners |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=boxingwriters |language=en}} * He was among four winners of the 1991 Professional Football Writers of America football writing contest (along with [Frank Litsky](/source/Frank_Litsky), [Bob McGinn](/source/Bob_McGinn), and [Bob Glauber](/source/Bob_Glauber)){{Cite news |date=March 5, 1994 |title=About awards |url= |work=Editors and Publishers, Volume 127, Issue 10}} * Four-time recipient of the Red Smith Trophy for coverage of the [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) * Three-time Pennsylvania sportswriter of the year (1967, 1985, 1987) * Since 2016, the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association annually has presented the Stan Hochman Award for excellence in sports writing{{Cite web |date=2017-09-29 |title=Awards, Honors, and History |url=https://phillysportswriters.com/awards-and-honors/#STAN%20HOCHMAN%20AWARD |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=The Philadelphia Sports Writers Association |language=en-US}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.broadcastpioneers.com/bp10/stanhochman.html Stan Hochman] at Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame *[http://www.phillyhall.org/inductee_profile.asp?ind=213 Stan Hochman] at Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hochman, Stan}} Category:1928 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Writers from Brooklyn Category:People from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Category:New York University alumni Category:20th-century American male writers Category:Baseball writers Category:Sportswriters from New York (state) Category:Sportswriters from Pennsylvania --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stan Hochman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Hochman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Hochman?action=history)). 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