Joe Falls

Joseph Francis Falls (born May 2, 1928 – died August 11, 2004) was an American journalist and sportswriter. He was hired by the Detroit Times in 1956 to cover the Detroit Tigers. He continued on the Tigers’ beat and also was a sports columnist with the Detroit Free Press from 1960 to 1978. He moved to the Detroit News in 1978 where he was a columnist and eventually Sports Editor.