Huntsville, Alabama
08/09/1941 - 06/25/2025
John Pruett, whose graceful and insightful writing entertained, enlightened and occasionally enraged readers for more than four decades, died Wednesday morning, June 25. Pruett's highly decorated sportswriting career, primarily with The Huntsville Times, may have been his livelihood, but his...
Read MoreI met John when I was an asst.to the asst coach of coach Cotton Rogers at Butler HS and he was a new sports writer at the Huntsville News and I was new teacher. We shared coach Cotton Rogers and Charlie Cox stories for 30 years until I moved. He is one of the best ambassadors and citizens Huntsville has ever had.
Frank Doolittle
June 28, 2025 | Friend
My condolences to John´s family. We never met in person but he guided me during my plight with a similar illness years ago. He will surely be remembered!
James W Strickland
June 28, 2025 | Friend
I had the pleasure of serving with John in the USAR for many years.As a sports editor for the Huntsville Times, he was a valuable asset to the greater Huntsville area community. Our sympathy to his family. May he rest in peace. Paul & Claudette Michael
Paul A. Michael
June 27, 2025 | Friend
I had the pleasure of serving with John in the USAR for many years. As a sports editor for the Huntsville Times, he was a valuable asset to the greater Huntsville community. Our deepest sympathy to his family. May he rest in peace.
Paul A. Michael
June 27, 2025 | Friend
I was fortunate to count John as friend. I met JOHN initially through the Huntsville quarterback club and enjoy my time sitting with him and Al Burleson many times. I always found JOHN to be fair and objective. John will be missed not only as a sports journalist but as a journalist interested in the area, I will miss his antidotes and good humor.
Tom Baxter
June 27, 2025
