Milton Gross

Milton Gross was an American sportswriter and author who wrote a nationally syndicated column for the New York Post. He previously worked as the beat reporter for the New York Yankees and wrote a number of books about the team.
Born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York, Gross attended Thomas [Jefferson High School (Brooklyn)|Thomas Jefferson High School] where he played basketball. He graduated with a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in economics from Fordham University.
Gross began working at the New York Post in 1937, eventually writing a nationally syndicated column starting from 1949, till his death. Additionally, he wrote a number of books and also contributed articles to magazines like the Sports Illustrated.
He and his wife Estelle, a nurse, lived in Rockville Center, New York on Long Island and had two children: a son named Michael, a journalist and author who writes about popular culture, and a daughter named Jane, who became a distinguished sportswriter for Newsday. Gross died due to a cardiac arrest on May 9, 1973, and was survived by his wife and two children.