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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RIP Martin Johnson, master of the withering prose…little dulled his pen
Martin Johnson, former cricket correspondent of The Independent, sports feature writer of the Daily Telegraph and multi-faceted writer for The Sunday …
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RIP Bob Driscoll: a journalist who would spot a story when no-one else could
Bob Driscoll, former Sun, Star and Daily Mail football reporter, died on February 26 at the age of 80. His friend, The Sun’s former chief footba…
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RIP: SJA member Bill Meredith from 13-year-old copy boy to Telegraph assistant sports editor
The Football Writers’ Association have kindly allowed us to publish their tribute to SJA member Bill Meredith, who has sadly died at 92. By John…
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A sledgehammer wit which made him a legend – RIP former Sun deputy sports editor Bob Hayes
Bob Hayes, the former Sun deputy sports editor, died on Wednesday, aged 67, after a short battle against cancer. Friend and colleague DAVE KIDD, The S…
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RIP Mike Ellis, ‘superb operator’ who ghosted Shankly, Paisley, Souness and Dalglish
FUNERAL DETAILS UPDATE: Mike Ellis’s funeral will take place at Macclesfield Crematorium Monday February 17 (10.0am). Mike Ellis, The Sun̵…
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Norman Giller’s personal tribute to Steve Curry
Steve Curry, former chief football writer of the Daily Express, has died after a short illness. NORMAN GILLER pays this personal tribute……
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Old-school Northern Echo reporter Johnson dies at the age of 78
By ANTON RIPPON Frank Johnson, whose most precious technical aid was the pen-knife he used to sharpen his pencil, has died at the age of 78. Johnson w…
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How award-winning photographer Les Parkin took the European Cup home
By ANTON RIPPON AN award-winning photographer whose work regularly adorned the sports pages of the nation’s newspapers during Brian Clough’s glory…
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