Red Fisher | |
---|---|
Born | Saul Fisher 22 August 1926 |
Died | 19 January 2018 | (aged 91)
Occupation | Sports journalist |
Years active | 1955–2012 |
Spouse |
Tillie Fisher
(
m. 1948; died 2018) |
Saul "Red" Fisher, CM (22 August 1926 – 19 January 2018) was a Canadian sports journalist who wrote about the National Hockey League and the Montreal Canadiens in his newspaper column. Fisher received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1985. [1] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, [2] and became a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in 2017. [3]
Fisher was born in Montreal in 1926 and was given the nickname "Red" for the colour of his hair as a young man. [4]
Fisher began his hockey reporting for The Montreal Star on 17 March 1955, the night of the Richard Riot. [5] He remained as writer and sports editor until the Star's demise in 1979. [5] He then joined the Montreal Gazette as sports editor (for a short time), where his columns continued to appear. [6]
He covered the Montreal Canadiens when they won five Stanley Cups in a row in the 1950s, and during their dynasty years in the 1960s and 1970s. [7] Fisher said Habs legend Dickie Moore was his closest friend. [8] He was also at the 1972 Summit Series between NHL players and the Soviet national team. [6] Fisher was known for his "no-nonsense approach" to his career, such as his refusal to talk to rookies and walk away if a player answered his questions with cliches. [6]
Fisher served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from 1968 to 1970. [9] He was the longest-serving beat writer to cover an NHL team. Over his career, he worked for ten editors and publishers, and won the Canadian National Newspaper Award three times. [7] His retirement was announced by Gazette publisher Alan Allnutt in a column on 8 June 2012. [10] He continued to write guest articles for the Gazette until his death. [8]
Fisher died at the age of 91 on 19 January 2018. [11] [12] His wife of 69 years, Tillie Fisher, had died ten days earlier. [6]
Red Fisher | |
---|---|
Born | Saul Fisher 22 August 1926 |
Died | 19 January 2018 | (aged 91)
Occupation | Sports journalist |
Years active | 1955–2012 |
Spouse |
Tillie Fisher
(
m. 1948; died 2018) |
Saul "Red" Fisher, CM (22 August 1926 – 19 January 2018) was a Canadian sports journalist who wrote about the National Hockey League and the Montreal Canadiens in his newspaper column. Fisher received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1985. [1] He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, [2] and became a Member of the Order of Canada (CM) in 2017. [3]
Fisher was born in Montreal in 1926 and was given the nickname "Red" for the colour of his hair as a young man. [4]
Fisher began his hockey reporting for The Montreal Star on 17 March 1955, the night of the Richard Riot. [5] He remained as writer and sports editor until the Star's demise in 1979. [5] He then joined the Montreal Gazette as sports editor (for a short time), where his columns continued to appear. [6]
He covered the Montreal Canadiens when they won five Stanley Cups in a row in the 1950s, and during their dynasty years in the 1960s and 1970s. [7] Fisher said Habs legend Dickie Moore was his closest friend. [8] He was also at the 1972 Summit Series between NHL players and the Soviet national team. [6] Fisher was known for his "no-nonsense approach" to his career, such as his refusal to talk to rookies and walk away if a player answered his questions with cliches. [6]
Fisher served as president of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association from 1968 to 1970. [9] He was the longest-serving beat writer to cover an NHL team. Over his career, he worked for ten editors and publishers, and won the Canadian National Newspaper Award three times. [7] His retirement was announced by Gazette publisher Alan Allnutt in a column on 8 June 2012. [10] He continued to write guest articles for the Gazette until his death. [8]
Fisher died at the age of 91 on 19 January 2018. [11] [12] His wife of 69 years, Tillie Fisher, had died ten days earlier. [6]