Bay Area Teams Honor Late Oakland Tribune Columnists Carl Steward and Dave Newhouse

Overview

• Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr opened a March 16 press conference in Washington by offering organizational condolences to the families of Carl Steward and Dave Newhouse.
• The Oakland Athletics and San Jose Sharks issued public statements mourning both writers and extending condolences to their families, friends, and colleagues.
• Carl Steward, a versatile Oakland Tribune columnist who spent 42 of his 50 years in journalism covering Bay Area teams, died on March 6 at age 72 after a four-year battle with cancer.
• Dave Newhouse, an Oakland Tribune columnist from 1964 to 2011 who spent six decades as a writer, died on March 12 at age 87 after years of battling COPD.
• Peers and athletes praised their integrity and influence, and Newhouse was noted for authoring 19 books, including the recent 'Goodbye, Oakland' examining franchise relocations.