John Matheson (July 25, 1924 – January 24, 2011) was a

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sports journalist known for his wide coverage of sports for the ''

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'' from 1946 to 1980. Matheson was born on July 25, 1924, in

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. He began his newspaper career in 1946 with the ''

''. He became the sports editor for the newspaper in 1959, a position he held until the newspaper ceased publication in 1980. Matheson covered a variety of sports, including hockey, curling and football with the Tribune, and on the radio, working with

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. Matheson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and

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in 1999. The Jack Matheson Award is annually presented by the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association to aspiring students in sports communications. Matheson was married to his wife Peggy for 63 years until his death. Matheson's son, James Donald "Jim" is also a distinguished sports writer, working for the '' Edmonton Journal'' since 1970. Jim was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a media honoree and received the

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in 2000. Jack Matheson died of kidney disease on January 24, 2011, at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg.

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