caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place citizenship nationality birth_date birthname image article_title name occupation
edward e. fitzgerald , editor '' sport '' magazine february 19 , 2001 new rochelle , new york , u.s. 1940s through 1970s new york united states american 1919 edward earl fitzgerald edward e. fitzgerald.jpg edward e. fitzgerald
 edward e. fitzgerald sportswriter , magazine editor , publishing executive
edward e. fitzgerald

edward e. fitzgerald -lrb- 1919-2001 -rrb- was a sports journalist , editor of `` sport magazine '' , executive in chief of the `` book of the month club '' , founder of the `` quality paperback book club '' , president of the books division at `` doubleday publishing '' , and president of `` mccall 's magazine group '' .
he was also an author of sports biographies .
his own memoirs include `` a nickel an inch : an autobiography '' , and `` that place in minnesota '' .
fitzgerald built himself a good reputation during his time as editor of `` sport '' magazine during the 1950s .
after he moved on to become president of doubleday books , he continued to work editing and writing .
he helped yogi berra write berra 's autobiography which doubleday published .
he also co-wrote with tennis player althea gibson , sportscaster mel allen , and football player johnny unitas on their autobiographies .
