FILE - In this July 23, 2011 file photo, Philadelphia sportswriter Bill Conlin speaks after receiving the J.G. Taylor Spink Award during a ceremony at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. Conlin, whose long career came to an end following multiple allegations of child abuse, has died. He was 79. The Hall of Fame baseball writer and author died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in Largo, Fla., The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News reported. Conlin's son, Pete, confirmed his father's death in a text message, NJ.com said. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)