Hugh Jamieson, for many years tennis corresponent and Midlands football writer at The Sun, has died after a short illness. Jamieson, 76, nicknamed the…
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Category: Obituaries
Colourful funeral planned for ex-Telegraph man Whebell
Charlie Whebell, devoted West Ham fan and former Daily Telegraph stalwart, has died at the age of 64 after a short illness. His passing comes jus…
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Award-winner Blackbrow told ‘you’ll make a good dustman’
Award-winning former Daily Mail photographer Ted Blackbrow has died after a short illness, aged 78. One of the finest sports and news photographers of…
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Bring me sunshine – Savage’s special farewell
Ken Wilson, Hon Secretary of the Hockey Writers’ Club, pays tribute to photographer and former HWC chairman Peter Savage, who died shortly after his…
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Former cricket writer Corbett dies at 82
Just 18 months after finally calling it a day as a working journalist, former Daily Star and People cricket correspondent Ted Corbett has died at the …
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Mail man James, who forecast England 1966 win, dies at 87
Brian James, an outstanding sports and feature writer from the early 1960s through to the turn of the century, has died of heart failure at the age of…
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Express man Bodley dies at 82
Former Daily Express chief rugby and boxing correspondent Tony Bodley has died at the age of 82. Bodley started his career at the Hornsey Journal in 1…
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Mr Luton, Brian Swain, has died at 78
Brian Swain, who covered Luton Town for 32 years, reporting on 1,629 League and Cup matches, has died, aged 78. Swain’s love affair with Luton Town …
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BSkyB pioneer Vic Wakeling dies at 73
By Anton Rippon Vic Wakeling, the man behind the sporting broadcast revolution, has died at the age of 73. A former regional sportswriter, Wakeling be…
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Peter Lea, former Daily Mail sports editor, has died
Peter Lea, sports editor of the Daily Mail from 1987-1990, died on Friday at age 81. He had been ill since breaking a leg in a fall at home in Decembe…
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