Bill Hinds
Encyclopedia
Bill Hinds is a sports cartoonist
whose work includes the sports comic strips Buzz Beamer, Cleats
, and Tank McNamara
. He received the National Cartoonist Society Sports Cartoon Award for 1986 and their New Media Award for 2000. He received an additional nomination for the New Media Award in 2002.
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.
He lives with his wife, Lisa, and their three children in Spring, Texas
.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
whose work includes the sports comic strips Buzz Beamer, Cleats
Cleats (comic strip)
Cleats is a comic strip by Bill Hinds. Cleats features a group of young kids, coaches, and their parents as they deal with the day-to-day trials and tribulations of being on a soccer team...
, and Tank McNamara
Tank McNamara
Tank McNamara is a daily syndicated comic strip written by Jeff Millar and illustrated by Bill Hinds. The strip debuted in 1974.The title character is a local sports television reporter who used to be a defensive lineman in the National Football League, hence his name...
. He received the National Cartoonist Society Sports Cartoon Award for 1986 and their New Media Award for 2000. He received an additional nomination for the New Media Award in 2002.
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.
He lives with his wife, Lisa, and their three children in Spring, Texas
Spring, Texas
Spring, Texas is a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, United States, north of Downtown Houston. The population was 54,298 at the 2010 census...
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