St. Louis — Bryan Burwell, a longtime sports columnist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died Thursday after a short battle with cancer. He was 59. Burwell previously was a columnist for The Detroit News. The Post-Dispatch made the announcement on its St. Louis — Bryan Burwell, a longtime sports columnist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, … Read more
Known for his passionate writing style, insight into sports and athletes and his friendly, caring nature, sports columnist Bryan Burwell, who wrote for USA TODAY in the 1990s, died on Thursday. He was 59. Burwell was diagnosed with cancer in October Washington Redskins VP Tony Wyllie texted late last night to inform me of the … Read more
The first time I met Bryan Burwell, we were both kids in the newspaper business, working for competing newspapers in Baltimore. This was the late 1970s, and I was blown away by him. When Burwell walked into the room, he owned it. The man had presence. "Like so many others in the sports community today, … Read more
Several members of the St. Louis Cardinals leadership team expressed sorrow at the news of Burwell's death. “All of us in the Cardinals organization were deeply saddened to learn of Bryan's passing,” principal owner Bill DeWitt Jr. said. “He was a good Sports journalist Bryan Burwell, who wrote for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and occasionally … Read more
Burwell has worked for ESPN, HBO and Turner Sports. He joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2002 after working as a sports correspondent for HBO's “Inside the NFL.” Burwell also wrote columns for USA Today, The Detroit News, the New York Daily News Burwell has worked for ESPN, HBO and Turner Sports. He joined the … Read more