Edgar Munzel

Edgar Munzel
Born	(1907-01-14)January 14, 1907 Reynolds, Indiana1
Died	October 4, 2002(2002-10-04) (aged 95)
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Occupation	Sportswriter
Years active	1927–1973
Employer(s)	Chicago Herald-Examiner, Chicago Sun-Times
Known for	Baseball writing
Spouse	Rose Bublis (m. 1941)
Children	1
Awards	J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1977)

Edgar Herman Munzel (January 14, 1907 – October 4, 2002) was an American sportswriter who covered baseball for the Chicago Herald-Examiner and Chicago Sun-Times from 1929 to 1973.

Munzel first worked for the Chicago Herald-Examiner part-time in 1922 at age 15.² After graduating from high school in 1925, he attended Northwestern University for two years.² He started working full-time for the Herald-Examiner in 1927, and began covering the Chicago White Sox in 1929.² He later move to the Chicago Sun-Times and covered both the White Sox and the Chicago Cubs until retiring in October 1973.² During his career, he covered 34 World Series and 36 Major League Baseball All-Star Games.² In his retirement, he moved to Williamsburg, Virginia.²

Munzel served as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) at one time, and in 1977 was voted the J. G. Taylor Spink Award by the organization.³⁴ Munzel died in October 2002.³