Sports Editor.
In May 1942 at the age of 15, he began his career as a copy boy in the Associated Press Boston bureau. 6 months after being hired, he helped cover a fire that killed 491 people at the "Coconut Grove" nightclub in Boston, MA.
During the Korean War he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Otherwise he worked in Boston until April 1959 whereupon he was transferred to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he covered the Green Bay Packers and coach Vince Lombardi during their championship seasons of the early 1960s.
In July 1965 he returned to Boston as AP's New England sports editor and held that position until his retirement in August 1992.
He worked before the proliferation of television sports networks, online sites and social media. It was a time when reporters and players hung out together. During a 50 year career with the Associated Press, he covered Boston sports greats from Ted Williams to Larry Bird. He covered numerous Boston Marathons, 24 Red Sox spring training camps, 8 no-hitters, the Stanley Cup champion Bruins of 1970 and 1972 with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, tennis and golf tournaments and college sports. He was popular with his colleagues and admired for the speed and accuracy of his reporting. He also was a mentor to freelancers who worked for him at games.
In 1993 the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America established the Dave O'Hara Award for long and meritorious service to the chapter. He was its first recipient.
Still based out of Boston, MA he passed away at his home in Winter Haven, Florida at 86 years old, following a battle with cancer.
In May 1942 at the age of 15, he began his career as a copy boy in the Associated Press Boston bureau. 6 months after being hired, he helped cover a fire that killed 491 people at the "Coconut Grove" nightclub in Boston, MA.
During the Korean War he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Otherwise he worked in Boston until April 1959 whereupon he was transferred to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he covered the Green Bay Packers and coach Vince Lombardi during their championship seasons of the early 1960s.
In July 1965 he returned to Boston as AP's New England sports editor and held that position until his retirement in August 1992.
He worked before the proliferation of television sports networks, online sites and social media. It was a time when reporters and players hung out together. During a 50 year career with the Associated Press, he covered Boston sports greats from Ted Williams to Larry Bird. He covered numerous Boston Marathons, 24 Red Sox spring training camps, 8 no-hitters, the Stanley Cup champion Bruins of 1970 and 1972 with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, tennis and golf tournaments and college sports. He was popular with his colleagues and admired for the speed and accuracy of his reporting. He also was a mentor to freelancers who worked for him at games.
In 1993 the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America established the Dave O'Hara Award for long and meritorious service to the chapter. He was its first recipient.
Still based out of Boston, MA he passed away at his home in Winter Haven, Florida at 86 years old, following a battle with cancer.
Sports Editor.
In May 1942 at the age of 15, he began his career as a copy boy in the Associated Press Boston bureau. 6 months after being hired, he helped cover a fire that killed 491 people at the "Coconut Grove" nightclub in Boston, MA.
During the Korean War he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Otherwise he worked in Boston until April 1959 whereupon he was transferred to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he covered the Green Bay Packers and coach Vince Lombardi during their championship seasons of the early 1960s.
In July 1965 he returned to Boston as AP's New England sports editor and held that position until his retirement in August 1992.
He worked before the proliferation of television sports networks, online sites and social media. It was a time when reporters and players hung out together. During a 50 year career with the Associated Press, he covered Boston sports greats from Ted Williams to Larry Bird. He covered numerous Boston Marathons, 24 Red Sox spring training camps, 8 no-hitters, the Stanley Cup champion Bruins of 1970 and 1972 with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, tennis and golf tournaments and college sports. He was popular with his colleagues and admired for the speed and accuracy of his reporting. He also was a mentor to freelancers who worked for him at games.
In 1993 the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America established the Dave O'Hara Award for long and meritorious service to the chapter. He was its first recipient.
Still based out of Boston, MA he passed away at his home in Winter Haven, Florida at 86 years old, following a battle with cancer.
In May 1942 at the age of 15, he began his career as a copy boy in the Associated Press Boston bureau. 6 months after being hired, he helped cover a fire that killed 491 people at the "Coconut Grove" nightclub in Boston, MA.
During the Korean War he served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Otherwise he worked in Boston until April 1959 whereupon he was transferred to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he covered the Green Bay Packers and coach Vince Lombardi during their championship seasons of the early 1960s.
In July 1965 he returned to Boston as AP's New England sports editor and held that position until his retirement in August 1992.
He worked before the proliferation of television sports networks, online sites and social media. It was a time when reporters and players hung out together. During a 50 year career with the Associated Press, he covered Boston sports greats from Ted Williams to Larry Bird. He covered numerous Boston Marathons, 24 Red Sox spring training camps, 8 no-hitters, the Stanley Cup champion Bruins of 1970 and 1972 with Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, tennis and golf tournaments and college sports. He was popular with his colleagues and admired for the speed and accuracy of his reporting. He also was a mentor to freelancers who worked for him at games.
In 1993 the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America established the Dave O'Hara Award for long and meritorious service to the chapter. He was its first recipient.
Still based out of Boston, MA he passed away at his home in Winter Haven, Florida at 86 years old, following a battle with cancer.
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