Bill Corum

Person

1895 –

9

Who is Bill Corum?

Martene Windsor "Bill” Corum" was a sports columnist for the New York Evening Journal and the New York Journal-American, a radio and television sportscaster, and racetrack executive. He served as president of Churchill Downs for nine years, and is widely credited for coining the term “Run for the Roses” to describe the Kentucky Derby.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Jul 20, 1895
Died
Mar 29, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Bill Corum." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/biography/bill-corum/m/0j3ddbr>.

Discuss this Bill Corum biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net