Facts:   - death date: 4 october 1996    - genre: sports      - birth date: 10 august 1931    - name: thomas j. dygard    - nationality: american    - death place: evansville , indiana , united states    - occupation: novelist , journalist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas j. dygard .
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added child lit portal .thomas j. dygard -lrb- august 10 , 1931 - october 5 , 1996 -rrb- was an american author and journalist .he wrote several novels for children , relating to sports .his best-known titles include : `` second stringer '' -lrb- football -rrb- `` the rookie arrives '' -lrb- baseball -rrb- `` outside shooter '' -lrb- basketball -rrb- `` soccer duel '' -lrb- soccer -rrb- `` wilderness peril '' -lrb- camping , hiking -rrb-