Nicholas Dominic Cafardo was an American sportswriter and sports author.
13 Facts About Nick Cafardo
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In December 2019, Cafardo was named the J G Taylor Spink Award recipient for 2020.
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Nick Cafardo was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts; his parents were immigrants from Italy.
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Nick Cafardo grew up in Hanson, Massachusetts, and graduated from Whitman-Hanson Regional High School.
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Nick Cafardo was inducted into the Whitman-Hanson hall of fame in 1993.
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Nick Cafardo got his start covering local news for The Enterprise of Brockton, Massachusetts, and sports for The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Massachusetts, before moving to The Boston Globe in 1989.
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Nick Cafardo was hired at the Globe at the suggestion of Will McDonough.
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Nick Cafardo covered the New England Patriots for the Globe when he wasn't covering the Red Sox.
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Nick Cafardo wrote The Impossible Team: The Worst to First Patriots' Super Bowl Season, Boston Red Sox: Yesterday and Today, and 100 Things Red Sox Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die.
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In 2001, Nick Cafardo joined New England Sports Network as an analyst for the Red Sox, and contributed to NESN reports covering the team.
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Nick Cafardo was co-recipient of the Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year award in 2014, shared with colleague Kevin Dupont of the Globe.
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In January 2017, Nick Cafardo received the Dave O'Hara Award from the Boston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, recognizing his long and meritorious service to BBWAA Boston.
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Nick Cafardo apparently suffered an embolism at JetBlue Park, and died at Gulf Coast Medical Center; both are in Fort Myers, Florida.