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# Blackie Sherrod

(1919–2016)   Sports Journalist

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Blackie Sherrod was a sports journalist.

## Quick Facts About Blackie Sherrod

Born November 9, 1919

Died April 28, 2016

Profession Sports Journalist

## About Blackie Sherrod

American sportswriter (1919-2016)... \| William Forrest "Blackie" Sherrod was an American journalist and sportswriter who wrote for the Temple Telegram, Fort Worth Press, Dallas Times Herald and The Dallas Morning News in a career that spanned more than sixty years. Voted Texas Sportswriter of the Year a record sixteen times, he was calle

##  Quotes by Blackie Sherrod

> [If you bet on a horse, that's gambling. If you bet you can make three spades, that's entertainment. If you bet cotton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blackie-sherrod/if-you-bet-on-a-horse-that-s-gambling-if-you-bet-you-can-make-three/)

[Blackie Sherrod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blackie-sherrod/)

[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/blackie-sherrod-86387_business_if-you-bet-on-a-horse-that-s-gambling-if_1097369.jpg)

> [History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blackie-sherrod/history-must-repeat-itself-because-we-pay-such-little-attention-to-it/)

[Blackie Sherrod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blackie-sherrod/)

[Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/blackie-sherrod-86387_attention_history-must-repeat-itself-because-we-pa_1597196.jpg)

> [He has everything a boxer needs except speed, stamina, a punch, and ability to take punishment. In other words, he owns a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blackie-sherrod/he-has-everything-a-boxer-needs-except-speed-stamina-a-punch-and/)

[Blackie Sherrod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blackie-sherrod/)

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/blackie-sherrod-86387_ability_he-has-everything-a-boxer-needs-except-s_2740706.jpg)

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