Ray Sons

Ray Sons was a Chicago-based sports writer and columnist, first with the Daily News (? - 1978), then the Sun-Times (1978-1991). While continuing to write, Sons served as sports editor for both publications, continuing in this capacity right up to the November 1991 heart attack which necessitated his reluctant retirement. Sons covered all sports and was an occasional contributor to Baseball Digest.

Further Reading

• Mike Royko: "For Sports Fans, It`s Truly Sad News," The Chicago Tribune (December 31, 1991), pp. 52-57

• Ray Sons (Chicago Daily News): "Where Expansion Will Hurt Most," 'Baseball Digest' July 1968), pp. 18-19
• Ray Sons (Chicago Daily News): "Musial Has Advice for All-Stars," The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Wednesday, July 15, 1975), p. 1-C
• James Yuenger: "Firings, Transfers a prelude to end of Daily News," The Chicago Tribune (Friday, February 7, 1978), p. 3
• Ray Sons (N.Y. Times News Service): "Chisox Raffle Now Taking Bizarre Twist," The Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Friday, August 15, 1980), p. 1-E
• Ray Sons (Chicago Sun-Times): "Ailing Mets discover tonic in Wrigley Field," The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald (Thursday, August 13, 1981), p. 15
• Ray Sons (Chicago Sun-Times): "Strike helped Phillies to strike out," The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald (Monday, October 12, 1981), p. 11
• Ray Sons (Chicago Sun-Times): "Comiskey, Wrigley Spic and Span, More Expensive: 'Trickle-Down Economics' for baseball fans," The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald (Monday, April 4, 1983), p. 11
• Ray Sons (Chicago Sun-Times): "Law hid pain in chase for division title," The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Monday, October 3, 1983), p. 27
• Ray Sons (former Sun-Times sports columnist): "Familiar Face in Crowded Space," The Chicago Sun-Times (Monday, April 11, 1993), p. 13