Steve Schoenfeld, 45, Sports Writer
EVARNER1
Oct. 25, 2000
A former Arizona Republic football writer was killed Tuesday night by a
hit-and-run driver in Tempe.
Steve Schoenfeld wrote about the Arizona Cardinals and the National Football
League for more than a decade before he left the paper in July to join CBS
SportsLine.com as a senior writer. He joined the Republic in 1988, when the
Cardinals landed in town.
Schoenfeld had just finished attending a speech by former UPI White House
reporter Helen Thomas at ASU and was crossing Mill Avenue at 10th Street around
9 p.m. when he was struck, authorities said. He suffered massive head injuries
and was pronounced dead at Maricopa Medical Center.
He was 45.
The driver who hit Schoenfeld fled, authorities said. The car is described by
witnesses as a light-colored four-door sedan.
No other details are available at this hour.
"One of the best NFL writers in the country, Steve knew how to get the story,
how to tell the story and how to connect with readers," said Julia Wallace, the
paper's managing editor. "He also developed many friendships in the newsroom.
He was funny. He was irreverent. He was charming."
Kathy Tulumello, a deputy managing editor and former sports editor, said
Schoenfeld was "the heart and soul of the Republic sports department for many
years."
"He knew everything in the Valley sports world and inside the paper, and he
loved to tell you about it. His loss to the sports community is immeasurable."
Larry Wilson, the Cardinals' vice president, said Schoenfeld reminded him of
the old time beat writers that used to cover professional football.
"I thought he asked great questions, very intelligent questions," Wilson said.
"I think when you go back to years ago when you had your old time newspaper
people who covered the sports, they were historians of it. They were part of
it. They lived and died with the sport and I just got the feeling that Steve
was kind of a throwback."
Schoenfeld is survived by his wife, Robin.
Jim Geary
than trying to coach them. A local TV guy, Steve Pascente,
was killed in a car crash on the way to covering a Cards-Redskins
game in DC a few years ago.
Jim Geary
jimgeary.com - something to bore everyone
Brad Ferguson
<Pine.BSI.3.96.100102...@usr05.primenet.com>, Jim
Geary <jay...@primenet.com> wrote:
> Apparently covering the Cardinals is a more dangerous job
> than trying to coach them. A local TV guy, Steve Pascente,
> was killed in a car crash on the way to covering a Cards-Redskins
> game in DC a few years ago.
Maybe I should take out more insurance. I am the person who broke the
story that the Cardinals were moving to Arizona.
Jim Geary
> Maybe I should take out more insurance. I am the person who broke the
> story that the Cardinals were moving to Arizona.
Most of the danger has passed. I came looking for you when the
news first broke, but your address was unlisted.
EVARNER1
>Oct. 25, 2000
>
>A former Arizona Republic football writer was killed Tuesday night by a
>hit-and-run driver in Tempe.
>
>Steve Schoenfeld wrote about the Arizona Cardinals and the National Football
>League for more than a decade before he left the paper in July to join CBS
>SportsLine.com as a senior writer. He joined the Republic in 1988, when the
>Cardinals landed in town.
>
I checked CBS Sportsline.com and there was no mention of his death. A search
did show many articles that he had written for them. You would think they
would mention his passing.
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