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Hirsch, respected Form writer, dies at 80

By Jay Privman
Daily Racing Form

Friday, January 9, 2009

Joe Hirsch, whose writing and wit graced the pages of Daily Racing Form for nearly 50 years, died early Friday morning at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 80. Last April, Hirsch fell and broke a hip in his Midtown Manhattan apartment. He had been living in a long-term care facility on Manhattan's Upper West Side until he was transferred to the hospital on Wednesday. Hirsch was one of the most respected, honored figures in ...

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