Bill Hinds
Bill Hinds (born April 21, 1950, in Houston, Texas) is an American sports cartoonist, whose work includes the sports cartoon feature Buzz Beamer, and the syndicated comic strips Cleats and Tank McNamara.
Bill Hinds
- Born
- 21 April 1950
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- Spouse
- Lisa
- Awards
- National Cartoonist Society divisional award for Sports Cartoons, 1986 National Cartoonist Society New Media Award, 2000 National Cartoonist Society Gold T-Square, 2024
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- cartoonist
- Honours
- Gold T-Square Award · National Cartoonists Society Division Sports Cartoons Award
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Bill Hinds (born April 21, 1950, in Houston, Texas) is an American sports cartoonist, whose work includes the sports cartoon feature Buzz Beamer, and the syndicated comic strips Cleats and Tank McNamara.
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• Born — 21 April 1950 • Birthplace — Houston, Texas, U.S. • Cartoonist — y • Art — y • Notable Works — Tank McNamara Buzz Beamer Cleats • Spouse — Lisa • Children — 3 • Awards — National Cartoonist Society divisional award for Sports Cartoons, 1986 National Cartoonist Society New Media Award, 2000 National Cartoonist Society Gold T-Square, 2024
Career
Career
Hinds illustrated Tank McNamara with co-creator and writer Jeff Millar from 1974 to 2012, when he also took over writing due to Millar's failing health. His work featuring Buzz Beamer appears each month in Sports Illustrated Kids. His drawings can also be found on the magazine's website, on which his characters also appear in games and animated cartoons. Hinds is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin University and has held seats on the National Cartoonists Society and the Newspaper Features Council.
Personal life
Personal life
Hinds lives with his wife, Lisa, and their three children (Sam, Hannah and Grace) in Spring, Texas.
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1950
Bill Hinds born at Houston.
Awards
Hinds received the National Cartoonist Society divisional award for Sports Cartoons in 1986 and their New Media Award in 2000. He received an additional nomination for the New Media Award in 2002.
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- 1.Parks, Louis B. "The man behind tank: Bill Hinds draws on his talent with a pencil (not with a ball) to deliver sports cartoons," Houston Chronicle (May 4, 2008).
- 2.Cavna, Michael (December 3, 2012). RIP, Jeff Millar: ‘Tank McNamara’ co-creator Bill Hinds memorializes his good friend’s ‘bewildered’ sense of humor. The Washington Post
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Bill Hinds received Gold T-Square Award and National Cartoonists Society Division Sports Cartoons Award. Recorded as having received Gold T-Square Award and National Cartoonists Society Division Sports Cartoons Award.
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