Best Made Inspiration: George Plimpton (Birthday Today, March 18th) On this day in 1927 George Ames Plimpton was born in New York City, New York. He is best remembered as a journalist who took it upon himself to actually participate in the the things he was writing about. He pitched an inning against the National League baseball team prior to the 1960 All-Star game, attended preseason training with the Detroit Lions, trained as a goalie with the Boston Bruins, and sparred 3 rounds against Sugar Ray Robinson. In 1953, prior to his participatory sports journalism career, he joined The Paris Review, becoming its first editor in chief. It was Plimpton’s vision to feature ‘the quality lit scene’ that the magazine is now known for. He edited the influential literary magazine until his death in 2003.  And the list goes on. There is hardly enough space here to list all of George Plimpton’s accomplishments. Suffice it to say that Plimpton was a man who lived his life to do and make as much of it as possible. 
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Best Made Inspiration: George Plimpton (Birthday Today, March 18th)

On this day in 1927 George Ames Plimpton was born in New York City, New York. He is best remembered as a journalist who took it upon himself to actually participate in the the things he was writing about. He pitched an inning against the National League baseball team prior to the 1960 All-Star game, attended preseason training with the Detroit Lions, trained as a goalie with the Boston Bruins, and sparred 3 rounds against Sugar Ray Robinson.

In 1953, prior to his participatory sports journalism career, he joined The Paris Review, becoming its first editor in chief. It was Plimpton’s vision to feature ‘the quality lit scene’ that the magazine is now known for. He edited the influential literary magazine until his death in 2003. 

And the list goes on. There is hardly enough space here to list all of George Plimpton’s accomplishments. Suffice it to say that Plimpton was a man who lived his life to do and make as much of it as possible. 

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    ultimate gentleman.
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