Ellenthal, who died Tuesday at his house in Previous Greenwich, Connecticut on the age of 88, revealed two books on gross sales, together with one which shared insights and anecdotes from his storied profession.
“My father handled his fists as well as Jackie Robinson upset opposing pitchers when he was on base, as well as Willie Mays went back on a fly ball, and as well as Eartha Kitt finessed a difficult set of lyrics,” Ellenthal wrote in “Slootie’s Wars: A Memoir of My Father’s Fighting Life.”
“He feared no man, and if he ever got here out on the brief finish of a one-on-one bodily take a look at, I’ve but to listen to.
New York Each day Information Government Vice President & Affiliate Writer Ira Ellenthal with Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano earlier than the Yankees performed the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium in 2005. (James Keivom / New York Each day Information)
“In this memoir, we learn as much about the son as we do about the father,” Hamill wrote. “They are a marvelous pair, and this is a marvelous book.”
His first interview was with Carol Heiss, the 1960 gold medal determine skater who was additionally attending NYU.
Ellenthal finally moved from journalism to the enterprise aspect of the business after discovering he had a expertise for gross sales.
Former New York Each day Information Government Vice President and Affiliate Writer Ira Ellenthal. (New York Each day Information)
“I was very adept at creating big ideas for the sports department,” Ellenthal informed an interviewer just lately.
He served as editor and writer for greater than a dozen commerce publications earlier than transferring into shopper publishing.
When Foxwoods Resort On line casino in Connecticut threatened to drop their $100,000 account on the paper to $35,000, Ellenthal mentioned he acquired inventive and promoted the venue as an leisure vacation spot for New Yorkers, as a substitute of only a playing resort.
Ira Ellenthal. (New York Each day Information)
He later served as affiliate writer at El Vocero de Puerto Rico.
Ellenthal’s survivors embrace Judith, his spouse of 63 years, three sons, Matthew, Jonathan and Andrew, and eight grandchildren: Zachary, Lex, Alexander, Isabelle, Caroline, Natalie, Samuel, and Benjamin.
The household plans to carry a “Celebration of Life” service later this month.
Initially Revealed: August 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM EDT
