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Edward Talmage "Ed" Hinton (b. July 21, 1948, Laurel, Mississippi) is one of the most well-known and respected motor racing sportswriters in the United States and around the world. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. Sports journalism is a form of Journalism that reports on Sports topics and events While the sports department within some Newspapers has been The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Hinton attended the University of Mississippi and later The University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, graduating in 1970. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford The University of Southern Mississippi ( USM, but frequently referred to as Southern Miss) is a four-year public University located primarily Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He began working for the Orlando Sentinel covering the NASCAR racing circuit. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. Types of racing Unassisted human racing Using only the Human body 's own Muscles Running: Cross country Hinton moved to Atlanta, Georgia and married his current wife, Snow, in 1983. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In the late 1980s, Hinton joined the new sports daily newspaper, The National, which folded after only a few years. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. In 1988, he and his wife had their only child, Tyler. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)

In 1993 Hinton joined Dallas Cowboys football coach Jimmy Johnson and wrote Turning the Thing Around. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with James William Johnson (born July 16, 1943) is an American football coach and broadcaster Hinton was then hired as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, widely considered the greatest sports magazine in the U. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally S.

In May 1999, Hinton was involved in a controversy at Sports Illustrated with the Indy Racing League. May 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. Three spectators were fatally injured after a tire went into the grandstands during a race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord North Carolina, north of Charlotte. The IRL deemed Hinton's and SI's coverage of the accident insensitive and inappropriate, and revoked Hinton's credentials for the 1999 Indianapolis 500. A credential is an attestation of qualification competence or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant de jure or de facto authority or The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American In response, The Chicago Tribune and The Detroit News announced they were boycotting the race. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the US A few days later, Hinton's credentials were restored, and he reportedly attended.

In 1999, Hinton and his family moved to North Carolina, and in 2000, Hinton returned to the Sentinel and the Chicago Tribune newspaper chain. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Chicago Tribune is a major daily Newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and owned by the Tribune Company

On January 2, 2008, Ed Hinton left the Sentinel and Chicago Tribune newspaper chain.

Death of Dale Earnhardt

On February 18, 2001, NASCAR driver and long-time friend of Hinton Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final turn of the Daytona 500. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr ( April 29, 1951 &ndash February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver best known for his career driving The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. Hinton and the Sentinel suspected that, like Kenny Irwin and Adam Petty, Earnhardt's cause of death had been basilar skull fracture (Hinton had recently published a three-part series on the subject of NASCAR safety) and claimed that under Florida law, the state was legally required to turn over Earnhardt's autopsy photographs. Kenneth Dale Irwin Jr ( August 5, 1969 &ndash July 7, 2000) was a NASCAR stock car driver Adam Kyler Petty ( July 10, 1980 &ndash May 12, 2000) was an auto racing car driver A basilar skull fracture (or Basal skull fracture) is a linear Skull fracture involving the basilar bone of the Skull. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the An autopsy, also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy, or obduction, is a Medical procedure that consists of a thorough Examination A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Teresa Earnhardt and others claimed the newspaper could not have access to the photographs, leading to a First Amendment legal battle which was finally concluded by an official NASCAR report on Earnhardt's death. Teresa Earnhardt ( née Houston) is the widow of Dale Earnhardt and mother of Taylor Nicole Earnhardt (born December 20 1988


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