North Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Shirley Povich
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 21, 2019
1. Shirley Povich Marker
Inscription.
Shirley Povich. . Baseball was Shirley Povich's true passion. In a career at The Washington Post that spanned 75 years, Povich covered the greats of the game from Walter Johnson to Cal Ripken Jr. The prolific and profound Povich covered the Washington Senators' lone World Championship in 1924 and wrote his final column the day before his death at 92 in 1998. Generations of Washington readers learned about sport and life reading Povich's "This Morning" column. In 1976, Povich was inducted into the writers' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.,
Sculpture by Joseph Craig English.
Baseball was Shirley Povich's true passion. In a career at The Washington Post that spanned 75 years, Povich covered the greats of the game from Walter Johnson to Cal Ripken Jr. The prolific and profound Povich covered the Washington Senators' lone World Championship in 1924 and wrote his final column the day before his death at 92 in 1998. Generations of Washington readers learned about sport and life reading Povich's "This Morning" column. In 1976, Povich was inducted into the writers' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Sculpture by Joseph Craig English
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 39° 1.862′ N, 77° 8.988′ W. Marker is in North Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached from Westlake Drive, 0.8 miles south of Tuckerman Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10600 Westlake Drive, Rockville MD 20852, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 21, 2019
2. Shirley Povich Sculpture and Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 29, 2022
3. The entrance to Shirley Povich Field
Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 31, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
