Milt Dunnell

Milt Dunnell (born December 24, 1905 in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada, January 3, 2008) is a Canadian sports journalist and longtime columnist for the Toronto Star.

Dunnell's journalism started in the local newspaper "St. Mary's Journal-Argus." For 13 years he has worked at the Stratford Beacon-Herald, for the last five years in the sports department. He also joined the Toronto Star in 1942. From 1949 he headed the Toronto Star Sports Editorial Board and retired in 1970 to run his own daily column.

During many years of journalistic activity he wrote about many sports disciplines. In the years 1952-1968 he reported the events of the next Olympic Games, winter and summer. He wrote about hockey, including the Stanley Cup, the Gray Cup in Canadian football and the Super Bowl in American football, horse racing (including the Kentucky Derby). Many articles were dedicated to baseball, both in the World Series and local, long before the Toronto Blue Jays were awarded the place in the prestigious Major League Baseball (1977). He also wrote about boxing, being friends with many prominent representatives of this discipline, among others. Muhammad Alim.

After retiring, he remained an active sports columnist for the Toronto Star; At the age of 75, he reduced his activity somewhat, but wrote sports commentaries three times a week until 1994. Over the past half a year, sports journalism has earned him the recognition of both athletes and pen lovers and readers. He was called "the dean of a Canadian sports journalist." Observing the media changes taking place during this period, he believed that the only chance of the sports press in the clash with television broadcasts is a reliable, in-depth account of the events. He avoided writing in the first person, leaving the reader much room for his own thoughts and opinions.

Dunnell was considered a humble person, avoiding publicity, but his contributions to Canadian sports journalism were unnoticed. In 1991 his name was entered into the Hall of Fame of Canadian Sports and the Hall of Fame of Canadian Horse Racing. He was also a member of the Hall of Fame of Canadian football. In 1988, he won the Baseball Prize for Journalists, known as the Canadian legend of this discipline, Jack Graney. In 1991, he received the Toronto City Award and became a patron of the student journalism award at Ryerson University in Toronto. In 1992, Dunnell became the first honorary citizen of St. Louis. Marys.

Milt Dunnell, who avoided tobacco and alcohol in his life, had a weakness for gambling. He performed at horse races, but also was an avid poker player, among others. winner of the unofficial World Cup in poker played in the shadow of the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. He was active almost to the end of his life, still more than 100 years old visiting casinos; On June 10, 2006, he took part in the Toronto Baseball Hall of Fame. He died in January 2008 shortly after the age of 102. Authoritative control (person):

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