Jack Horrigan

John P. "Jack" Horrigan (December 30, 1925 – June 2, 1973) was a sportswriter for the Buffalo Evening News and American Football League (AFL) public relations director who went on to serve in public relations for the Buffalo Bills.

Jack Horrigan Award

Since 1974, the Pro Football Writers Association have given an annual award in Horrigan's name, to honor a league or club official "for his or her qualities and professional style in helping the pro football writers do their job."^[1] Past winners have included Tom Landry^[2] and Dan Rooney.^[3]

See also

• American Football League players, coaches and contributors

References

1. "Jack Horrigan Award". profootballwriters.org. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
2. "Landry honored by PFWA". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. AP. March 22, 1989. Retrieved April 14, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Award winners". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. AP. April 28, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2017 – via newspapers.com.

Further reading

• Horrigan, Jack; Rathet, Mike (1970). The Other League; The Fabulous Story of the American Football League. Follett. ISBN 978-0695802011.
• Brady, Erik (November 24, 2016). "A story of fathers and sons, war and peace, and second chances". usatoday.com. Retrieved April 14, 2017.

External links

• Obituary – via newspapers.com