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Fred Mitchell batted. 382 as a high school second baseman in Gary, Indiana, where he was a three-sport athlete. But the Cincinnati, Ohioborn sportswriter has made a bigger name for himself chronicling the feats of other athletes over the past 30 years for the Chicago Tribune as the beat writer covering the Chicago Cubs, Bears and Bulls. He is the author of five other books, including the nationally acclaimed Playing Through with Earl and Tiger Woods. Mitchell, who set an NCAA small-college career kick-scoring record at Wittenberg University, is a member of the school's athletic Hall of Fame. He received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from his alma mater in 2000. Also a member of the American Football Association minor league football Hall of Fame, Mitchell now cherishes his Hall of Fame vote as a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America.Mitchell, Fred is the author of 'Cubs Where Have You Gone?', published 2004 under ISBN 9781582618067 and ISBN 1582618062.
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