Laurie Schwab (died June 1997 [1]) was an Australian journalist and broadcaster. Schwab was best known as a soccer writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne. [2]
Schwab was the son of German immigrants and grew up in St Albans, Victoria. [2] [3]
He joined The Age in the early 1970s where he soon became a soccer writer. He later founded and edited a specialised soccer newspaper, Soccer Action, published by The Age's parent company Fairfax. [2] [3] [4] He also occasionally commentated on the game for ABC Radio. [2]
For his services to soccer he was posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999. [2]
- ^ Johnson, Philip (4 September 1997). "Knights, Lakers honor Laurie Schwab". The Age. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Laurie Schwab". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ a b Uzunov, Sasha (19 June 2006). "Laurie Schwab, soccer visionary". The Hugog. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Mangan, John (18 February 2007). "A Victory for everyone". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
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Laurie Schwab (died June 1997 [1]) was an Australian journalist and broadcaster. Schwab was best known as a soccer writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne. [2]
Schwab was the son of German immigrants and grew up in St Albans, Victoria. [2] [3]
He joined The Age in the early 1970s where he soon became a soccer writer. He later founded and edited a specialised soccer newspaper, Soccer Action, published by The Age's parent company Fairfax. [2] [3] [4] He also occasionally commentated on the game for ABC Radio. [2]
For his services to soccer he was posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999. [2]
- ^ Johnson, Philip (4 September 1997). "Knights, Lakers honor Laurie Schwab". The Age. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Laurie Schwab". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ a b Uzunov, Sasha (19 June 2006). "Laurie Schwab, soccer visionary". The Hugog. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
- ^ Mangan, John (18 February 2007). "A Victory for everyone". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
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