Nick Canepa

Nick's a native San Diegan, attended Washington Elementary and Roosevelt Junior High; he graduated from San Diego High School in 1964.

He is a native San Diegan, attended Washington Elementary and Roosevelt Junior High; he graduated from SDHS in 1964.

In his senior year he wrote for the Russ. He graduated in journalism from San Diego State in 1969. He joined the Army reserves in 1970 and was in the service for six years.

In 1971 Nick was hired as a copy clerk at the San Diego Evening Tribune. In 1974 he became a sports writer, and in the four decades since then, he has covered all sports for the Union-Tribune; prep football, San Diego State football and basketball, the NBA Clippers, and the NFL Chargers, and since 1984, he has been sports columnist.

Nick has been honored by: San Diego Press Club Awards, including Best of Show; the Society of Professional Journalists awards; and the Associated Press Sports Editors. He has covered 26 Super Bowls, more than 30 Rose Bowls, three summer Olympics, major U.S. boxing matches, the Masters and U.S. Open golf tournaments, the U.S. Tennis Open, NCAA Basketball Final Fours, national collegiate football championships, NAASCAR, Breeders’ Cups, two World Series, and America’s Cup races.

Outside the field of sports, Nick has covered Democratic and Republican National Conventions three times. Nick is married and has three sons, and five grandchildren.