Pat Connolly (1928 - 27 November 2012) was a famous Canadian sports broadcaster. He began his journalism career in 1945 and his radio career in Sydney in 1948 with CJCB radio. In 1954, Connolly became Atlantic Canada's first television sports guest. He was also a sports reporter for ''

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'' and ''

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'', Sports Director for CJCH radio and later on play-by-play announcer for CFDR radio for fifteen years. Connolly was inducted into the

Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame was established in 1964, to honor outstanding athletes, teams and sport builders in the Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The facilities are located at the World Trade and Convention Centre in the provi ...

in 1999. In 2009, the Pat Connolly Press Box in what was then the

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was named after him. Three years later, he died from cancer at the age of 84 in Halifax.

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