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Professional career įollowing graduation from the University of Missouri in 1968, Hummel served three years in the U.S.

At Mizzou, he worked on the Sports Information department's statistics crew for football games alongside another future sports notable, John Walsh, now executive vice president and executive editor of ESPN. While attending the University of Missouri, Hummel returned home during two summers to work for the Quincy Herald-Whig. Melvin Tappe encouraged Hummel to pursue a career as a sports writer. Hummel worked as a spotter for former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and coach Elvin Tappe and his twin brother Melvin as they broadcast Quincy High School games. Hummel expressed an interest in sports journalism and broadcasting at an early age, having auditioned for a job at Quincy station WGEM when he was twelve years old. At first Hummel remained in his hometown for higher education, attending Quincy College before transferring to the University of Missouri to attend their School of Journalism.

He graduated from Quincy Senior High School in 1964. Richard Lowell Hummel was born on February, 25, 1946, in Quincy, Illinois. Known throughout baseball by his nickname 'The Commish', he was a former president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Richard Lowell Hummel (Febru– May 20, 2023) was an American author and sports columnist best known for his work for the St.