Obits – Sports Journalists’ Association

September 19, 2021October 4, 2021

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…

September 17, 2021October 4, 2021

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…

September 4, 2021October 4, 2021

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…

September 4, 2021

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…

May 25, 2021September 4, 2021

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…

May 21, 2021September 4, 2021

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…

March 16, 2021

He came to my house, can in hand, and we would have a long, liquid dinner and I’d get him another pay rise – Burgess on Johnson

CHARLIE BURGESS, founding sports editor of The Independent and the man who gave Martin Johnson his break in national newspapers, tells the story behin…

March 15, 2021May 4, 2021

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