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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Category: Obituaries
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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He was the biggest influence on so many Fleet Street careers – Express colleagues remember David Emery
There have been so many tributes from across the industry following the news of the death of past SJA chairman David Emery. Malcolm Folley, Charlie Sa…
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Remembering David Emery, the journalists’ sports editor
If strikers tend to hog the football headlines, then this journalism ‘sport’ is all too often all about the writers. However, David Emery,…
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Remembering Ian Laybourn who brought rugby league to national and regional media
Tributes have been paid to Ian Laybourn, the PA news agency’s long-standing rugby league correspondent, who has died at the age of 67. Laybourn …
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