Editing Ralph Wiley (section)

{{short description|American sports journalist (1952–2004)}}
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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| name        = Ralph Wiley
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| birth_name  = Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr.
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1952|04|12|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2004|6|13|1952|4|12|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], [[Florida]], U.S.
| occupation  = Journalist, writer
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| education   = [[Knoxville College]]
| genre       = Non-fiction
| subject     = <!-- most noteworthy nonfiction subjects -->
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'''Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr.''' (April 12, 1952 – June 13, 2004)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8934517/ralph-wiley|title=Ralph Wiley (1952-2004)|website=Find A Grave Memorial}}</ref> was an American sports journalist who wrote for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' and [[ESPN]]'s Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in America.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-16-me-wiley16-story.html|title = Ralph Wiley, 52; Sportswriter and Author of Books on Race|last = Thurber|first = John|date = June 16, 2004|newspaper = LA Times|access-date = May 8, 2015}}</ref>