Charles Ritter Collett (June 14, 1921 – September 25, 2001), known asRitter Collett, was a sports editor and columnist for theDayton Journal-Herald andDayton Daily News for over 50 years.
Collett, a native ofIronton, Ohio, was the son of Katherine Ritter Collett and Charles L. Collett, the publisher of theIronton Tribune. He began his career in 1946 for the then-Dayton Journal. After theJournal merged with theHerald in 1948, Collett became the sports editor for theJournal-Herald until 1986, when the paper merged with theDayton Daily News, and he became sports editor and columnist for that paper.
Collett, along withBob Prince and Jim Enright created theHutch Award in honor ofCincinnati Reds managerFred Hutchinson, awarded byMajor League Baseball to an active player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win.[1] Collett, a member of theBaseball Writers' Association of America since 1947, was awarded theJ. G. Taylor Spink Award by the BBWAA in1991.
Ritter died in September 2001, followingneurosurgery.[2]
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