Bill Bryson Sr.


William Eugene Bryson Sr. was an American sports journalist for the Des Moines Register for 50 years.

Early life

Bryson was born and raised in Winfield, Iowa.

Career

Bryson began his career as a reporter for the Winfield Beacon, his hometown newspaper.
Bryson Sr. has been called "one of the finest sportswriters in the country and widely recognized as such." As his son Bill describes in The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, due to the quality of Bryson Sr.'s work, one prominent television sports journalist thought of him as being "possibly the greatest baseball writer there ever was." He contributed to Baseball Digest and many other publications.
, a book of some of his best sports stories, was published by his son Michael.

Personal life

Bryson married Agnes Mary McGuire, home furnishings editor for the Des Moines Register. They had three children: Michael, Bill Jr., and Mary Elizabeth.