Lady in the Locker Room; Uncovering the Oakland Athletics
Champaign, Illinois: Sagamore, 1993. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 231, [7] pages. Illustrations. The Lineup Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads To Dennis, a fellow O's fan & writer--Oh, and cousin...Enjoy! Susan Fornoff 7/14/93. Susan Fornoff’s childhood influenced her career choice; the location left an imprint on a particular part of that career. Fornoff was born February 4, 1958 and grew up in Baltimore. Her father took Susan to Memorial Stadium to watch Johnny Unitas and the Colts and, during the warmer months, to see the Orioles with their infield of Brooks Robinson at third, Luis Aparicio and Mark Belanger at shortstop, Dave Johnson at second base, and Boog Powell at first base—a group that earned a combined 29 Gold Gloves during their years with Baltimore. A journalism major at the University of Maryland, Fornoff covered sports for the Baltimore News-American and USA Today before moving to the Bay Area and taking over as the beat writer for the Athletics for the Sacramento Bee in 1985. Fornoff was one of the pioneers of women sportswriters who fought for access to locker rooms and through double standards and attitudes that they were in a place they didn’t belong. In 1987, Fornoff became one of the co-founders of the Association for Women in Sports Media, a support network and advocacy group that promotes diversity in all types of sports media. Fornoff left the Sacramento Bee near the end of 1991. She then started a 15-year career in editing and reporting at the San Francisco Chronicle. More