Longtime Denver resident Rich Clarkson, the renowned sports photographer, has received so many awards and honors that a wall in his den can’t possibly accommodate them all.
But, initially at least, he found it a bit odd to receive a phone call from a writers organization. Clarkson, 82, will be honored by the United States Basketball Writers Association during a Monday luncheon in Indianapolis before the men’s college basketball national championship game.
“I thought that was really neat for a photographer to get an award from a writers group,” Clarkson said. “Some people many not know that when I worked at Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal I wrote a number of stories and had a weekly column.
“So I rationalized that getting an award from writers would be OK.”
He shouldn’t have been surprised. Clarkson is as much a part of Final Four coverage as any media member. He will be shooting his 60th Final Four this weekend. That’s not a typo.
Dozens of his photographs have adorned the covers of Sports Illustrated, many of them from the Final Four.
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