Red Barber

Summary

Red Barber is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Columbus^[2]. He was born on February 17, 1908^[3]. He died in Tallahassee^[4]. He died on October 22, 1992^[5]. He worked as a sports commentator^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month, #7,045 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Red Barber's place of birth was Columbus^[2].
• Red Barber passed away in Tallahassee^[4].
• Red Barber was born on February 17, 1908^[3].
• Red Barber died on October 22, 1992^[5].
• A child of Red Barber was Sarah Lanier Barber^[8].
• Red Barber held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Red Barber worked as a sports commentator^[6].
• Red Barber's education included a stint at University of Florida^[10].
• Red Barber's education included a stint at Seminole High School^[11].
• Red Barber received the George Polk Award^[12].
• Red Barber received the Peabody Awards^[13].
• Red Barber is recorded as male^[14].
• Red Barber's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Red Barber's Commons category is recorded as Red Barber^[16].
• Red Barber's sport is recorded as baseball^[17].
• Red Barber's family name is recorded as Barber^[18].
• Red Barber's given name is recorded as Walter^[19].
• Red Barber's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Red'}^[20].
• Red Barber's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walter Lanier Barber'}^[21].
• Red Barber's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: US^[24]

• Began / founded: 1908-02-17^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 1992-10-22^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: a6f32cdd-7bf2-42a0-9b3f-ff2264aa872c^[27]

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Origins and Family

Red Barber's place of birth was Columbus^[2]. He was born on February 17, 1908^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Florida^[10], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1853^[30], headquartered in Gainesville^[31] and Seminole High School^[11], a high school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1902^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Red Barber worked as a sports commentator^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include George Polk Award^[12], a journalism prize^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1949^[37] and Peabody Awards^[13], an award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1940^[40].

Personal Life

A child of Red Barber was Sarah Lanier Barber^[8].

Death and Burial

Red Barber died on October 22, 1992^[5]. He died in Tallahassee^[4].

Why It Matters

Red Barber ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (419 views/month, #7,045 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Red Barber born?

Red Barber was born in Columbus^[2].

Where did Red Barber die?

Red Barber passed away in Tallahassee^[4].

What did Red Barber do for work?

Red Barber worked as sports commentator^[6].

Where did Red Barber go to school?

Red Barber was educated at University of Florida^[10] and Seminole High School^[11].

What awards did Red Barber receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award^[12] and Peabody Awards^[13].