Kevin J. McCarra (1 February 1958 – 24 October 2020) was a Scottish sportswriter.

Biography

McCarra was educated at

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, receiving a MA (Hons) degree. McCarra was married to Susan Stewart. He was chief

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correspondent for ''

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'' newspaper. He often appeared on the Guardian Podcast

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hosted by James Richardson. He also worked for ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', and appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's "Good Morning Scotland" as a newspaper reviewer. He died from

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on 24 October 2020, aged 62.

Works

*''Official Scotland World Cup Supporters' Book'' (1998) *''One Afternoon in Lisbon'' (1988) *''One Hundred Cups: Story of the Scottish Cup'' (1985) *''Scottish Football: Pictorial History from 1867 to the Present Day'' (1984)

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