King, Bill
Person
biographical statement
(1) December 11, 2006
Bill King, 1922-2006
Bill King, a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and well-known for his depictions of New Jersey high school football, died on Thursday in his home, state wire services are reporting. No cause of death has been announced.
A veteran of World War II, King also worked as a sportswriter in 1952, the year he sold his first cartoon. He became full-time as a cartoonist in 1968, and worked for twenty years before retirement. He also contributed cartoons to the Ocean County Sun and the Numismatic News.
King is survived by a wife of 60 years and his three daughters.
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