Longtime Tulsa World and Tulsa Tribune columnist Jay Cronley has died. In addition to his newspaper columns, Cronley wrote numerous novels. Several of his books were made into successful comedy movies, including "Funny Farm," "Let It Ride," and "Hold Up."
In one of the worst-guarded secrets in Tulsa media, he was also the Tulsa World sports department's "Picker." He also wrote about horse racing for ESPN.
His columns often focused on his pets and observations about life in Tulsa. Every spring, he would write stinging columns about Tulsa’s TV meteorologists and their interruptions for severe weather coverage. He left the newspaper about a year ago.
Cronley was born in Nebraska and grew up in Oklahoma City, where his father was a writer for "The Daily Oklahoman." Jay Cronley was 73.