PETER JACKSON, President of the Rugby Union Writers’ Club, on the life and eventful times of the veteran Daily Telegraph rugby and cricket journalis…
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Category: Obits
RIP Robin Davey – 12 Six Nations, eight Triple Crowns, six World Cups, four Grand Slams
Peter Jackson (President, Rugby Union Writers’ Club) pays tribute to life member Robin Davey, who has died suddenly at 77 When he retired aft…
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RIP Roy Collins: professional, generous, hilariously anecdotal, a passionate Basil Fawlty impersonator
Roy Collins, former chief sports writer at Today and The People, has died. His friend, and one-time flat mate, PAUL WEAVER pays a very personal tribut…
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In a single, elegant phrase, Lacey had ended the argument. It was an enviable trick…
PATRICK COLLINS, SJA President, pays tribute to friend David Lacey, former Guardian football correspondent, who has died age 83 At a critical stage of…
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A tribute to Jimmy Greaves and why we shall not see his like again
By NORMAN GILLER Sports writers everywhere will today mourn the passing of Jimmy Greaves, greatest of all British-born goal scorers and, more importan…
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RIP Martin Leach: a son’s special tribute
A personal tribute to Martin Leach (12 Feb 1938 – 03 Sept 2021) by Matthew Leach Martin Leach (pictured left), my father, friend, and national n…
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Simon Greenberg dies after short illness at only 52
Lord Rothermere and Rupert Murdoch were among the mourners at the funeral of Simon Greenberg, who has died after a short illness at only 52. Greenberg…
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Ex-Telegraph man Graham Tait has died at 76
The SJA is saddened to hear of the passing of Graham Tait, who worked for the Daily Telegraph in their Manchester office during the 70s-90s. Tait, who…
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SJA stalwart and former Extel sports editor Geoff Wheeler dies at 86
By PAUL TROW Geoff Wheeler, who has died after a long illness, aged 86, was a member of the SJA for over 50 years. For much of that time, he was sport…
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Peter Watson, a Fleet Street legend, departs
By NORMAN GILLER A huge old Fleet Street oak has fallen with the passing of Peter Watson, a powerhouse sports editor of the London Evening News and th…
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