Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in
2006.
Was a sports writer/columnist for The New York Times from 1981 to 2007.
Shared 2001 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for his article "The Minority Quarterback" in the New York Times series "How Race Is Lived in America."
He was also a Pulitzer finalist in 1988 "For thoughtful commentary on the sports scene.".
Was a Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee in 1988 for his non-fiction book 'The Man Who Robbed The Pierre: The Story of Bobby Comfort and the Biggest Hotel Robbery Ever.'.