Patrick F. McManus

Patrick F. McManus
Born(1933-08-25)August 25, 1933
Sandpoint, Idaho
DiedApril 11, 2018(2018-04-11) (aged 84)
Spokane, Washington
Occupationeducator, columnist, editor, author
NationalityAmerican
SubjectHumor, outdoors
SpouseDarlene McManus
ChildrenFour daughters

Patrick Francis McManus (August 25, 1933 – April 11, 2018) was an American educator and humor writer, who primarily wrote about the outdoors. A humor columnist and editor for Outdoor Life from 1983 to 2009, and Field & Stream from 1977 to 1982, as well as other magazines, his columns and stories have been collected in several books, beginning with A Fine and Pleasant Misery (1978) up through The Good Samaritan Strikes Again (1992) and The Horse in My Garage and Other Stories (2012).