Willie Ratner (Sportswriter. Born, Newark, NJ, June 3, 1895; died, Newark, NJ, Apr. 3, 1980.) For longevity at a single newspaper, the career of Willie Ratner may be unique. Ratner joined the Newark Evening News as a copy boy in 1912 and remained with the paper until it closed Aug. 31, 1972. He became a […]
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