Former SJA President Patrick Collins was a close friend of his fellow sportswriting great Paddy Barclay, who has sadly died aged 77; here, he shares h…
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Category: Obituaries
Patrick Barclay, 1947-2025: ‘One of the greatest sports writers of his or any generation’
Patrick Barclay, the former chair of the Football Writers' Association and an SJA Sports Writer of the Year Award winner, has died at the age of 77...…
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Matthew Ashton’s talent, generosity and passion for Shrewsbury Town remembered in tributes
Matthew Ashton, who has died at the age of 53, was a much-admired football photographer whose love of Shrewsbury Town was legendary in the industry; h…
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‘A team player… and the archetypal professional journalist’: A tribute to Brian McNally
Known affectionately as 'The Beast, Brian McNally was a much-loved and respected football writer who championed the causes of supporters; his Sunday M…
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Peter Moss, 1929-2024: ‘A giant inspiration to colleagues younger and older’
Former SJA committee member Tom Clarke shares an obituary of Peter Moss, who has died at the age of 95; Jeff Powell, Colin Hart and Peter Jackson also…
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‘Man of the People’ Alan Smith has died aged 90
Former SJA committee member Tom Clarke is grateful for information provided following the sad news of the death of Alan Smith, who worked for the Dail…
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Mike Dickson remembered as ‘consummate professional’ after sad news of Mail Sport writer’s death
Tributes are being paid across the industry following the death of long-time Daily Mail sports correspondent Mike Dickson. Here, the SJA brings you me…
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Expertise and eloquence made Sir Michael Parkinson one of the greatest – Patrick Collins
He interviewed over 2,000 of the world's biggest stars on his long-running TV chat show, but Sir Michael Parkinson's considerable talents as a sports …
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‘A giant of sports journalism’: A tribute to Sir Michael Parkinson, former SJA President
“A master of the media arts”, Sir Michael Parkinson led the Sports Journalists’ Association as President for over a decade; upon the…
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‘Always on the money’: Alan Hubbard remembered for his passion and sublime prose
A great of sports journalism, a former Olympic Journalist of the Year, and a two-time SJA British Sports Journalism Award winner, Alan Hubbard was a c…
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