Biederman retired in 1969 after 39years with the Pittsburgh Press and 20 years as a correspondent for The Sporting
News. He ranked Harvey Haddix 's 12-inning perfect game his greatest thrill in sports. A graduate of Ohio State,
he was president of the BBWAA in 1959 and was credited with raising a half-million
dollars for Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh.
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