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| Treat wrote ''Man o' War'', a biography of the racehorse ].<ref name=":0" /> | Treat wrote ''Man o' War'', a biography of the racehorse ].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
| Among Treat's other books was a ] novel called ''Joy Ride'' and a biography of his close friend ] entitled ''Bishop Sheil and the CYO''. |
Among Treat's other books was a ] novel called ''Joy Ride'' and a biography of his close friend ] entitled ''Bishop Sheil and the CYO''. In a 1951 review of ''Bishop Sheil'', where he noted that Sheil's pitching in his early years was good enough to win him offers from Major League teams, Cromie observed that "Treat, obviously, is a sincere admirer of the bishop".<ref>{{cite news|last=Cromie|first=Robert|others=] document ID 178238009|date=1951-12-09|title=Bishop Sheil's Fine Service to Humanity|work=]}}</ref> | ||
| Treat wrote three books for children: ''], King of the Pitchers'' (1948), ''Duke of the Bruins'' (1950), and ''Boy Jockey'' (1953). | |||
| Treat's final book, published after his death, was a novel called ''The Endless Road''. It tells the story of a Chicago newspaperman struggling with alcoholism,<ref name=":0" /> a thinly veiled account of his own life.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} | Treat's final book, published after his death, was a novel called ''The Endless Road''. It tells the story of a Chicago newspaperman struggling with alcoholism,<ref name=":0" /> a thinly veiled account of his own life.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} | ||
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Roger Treat (1906 – October 6, 1969) was an American sportswriter and author. He was a vocal critic of segregation policies in both baseball and football, and was cited by his contemporaries as a key figure in the effort to integrate both sports. Treat was also the editor of the first football encyclopedia.
Journalism
See also: Negro league baseballTreat began his newspaper career as sports editor of the Washington Daily News in the early 1940s and later moved to the Chicago American. He also worked at the Washington Post, Baltimore News-American, The News-Times, and Republican-American.
In 1944, in the midst of World War II and its associated shortages, Treat wrote a widely circulated satirical editorial in which he criticized various organizations, including Brown University and Columbia University, for wasting paper by sending out throwaway press releases to newspaper offices.
Treat was an advocate for racial integration in American sports. He reportedly was involved in the decision to admit Jackie Robinson into the National League. In 1947, he was let go from his position at the Washington Daily News following a number of columns in which he criticized the Umpires' Association for refusing to referee games featuring racially integrated teams.
Football encyclopedia
In the early 1950s, Treat launched an effort to document the history of American football. That work culminated in the 1952 publication of The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. The book represented the first attempt to document the score of every game in the league's history and every player who had appeared in a game.
A 1952 review of the first edition in the Chicago Tribune called it a "touchdown". Frank Litsky, reviewing the sixth edition in the New York Times in 1969, described it as "monumental" and a "labor of love".
Treat oversaw the publication of six revised editions before his death in 1969. Thereafter, his daughter-in-law Suzanne Treat became the book's editor, publishing nine more editions between 1970 and 1979.
Other works
Treat wrote Man o' War, a biography of the racehorse Man o' War.
Among Treat's other books was a pulp novel called Joy Ride and a biography of his close friend Bernard J. Sheil entitled Bishop Sheil and the CYO. In a 1951 review of Bishop Sheil, where he noted that Sheil's pitching in his early years was good enough to win him offers from Major League teams, Cromie observed that "Treat, obviously, is a sincere admirer of the bishop".
Treat wrote three books for children: Walter Johnson, King of the Pitchers (1948), Duke of the Bruins (1950), and Boy Jockey (1953).
Treat's final book, published after his death, was a novel called The Endless Road. It tells the story of a Chicago newspaperman struggling with alcoholism, a thinly veiled account of his own life.
Treat and his wife Gerda Dahl Treat had two sons, John Treat and Peter Treat. He died of lung cancer in Danbury, Connecticut.
Notes
- ^ "Roger Treat, Sports Expert and Author, 64". The Boston Globe. ProQuest document ID 367057980. October 7, 1969. p. 39.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Sports Editor Reveals Reasons for Paper Famine". The Boston Globe. ProQuest document ID 840008550. July 16, 1944. p. D18.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Sport Expert Roger Treat Dies at 64". The Washington Post. ProQuest document ID 147619437. October 7, 1969. p. D4.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Henderson, Edwin (June 21, 1947). "Dismissal of Treat Scored: D.C. Writer Was Jim Crow Foe". Chicago Defender. ProQuest document ID 492731417. p. 11.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Condon, Dave (November 9, 1952). "The Football Encyclopedia—a Touchdown!". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest document ID 178422441. p. B14.
- Litsky, Frank (February 7, 1969). "End Papers". The New York Times. ProQuest document ID 118659121. p. 35. ISSN 0362-4331.
Monumental is the best description for this labor of love …
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Cromie, Robert (December 9, 1951). "Bishop Sheil's Fine Service to Humanity". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest document ID 178238009.