John Arthur Sullivan (September 15, 1913 – June 11, 1992) was a Canadian journalist and writer. He worked for The Canadian Press from 1929 to 1975, where he served as its sports editor for 27 years, and covered the Olympic Games, the Stanley Cup, the Commonwealth Games, and the Grey Cup. He amassed background information on players, coaches, when no previous database had existed, which was subsequently used a reference by sports media across Canada. He served as the head researcher for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1975 to 1976, was inducted into the builder category of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1983, and was posthumously inducted into the Football Reporters of Canada section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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| - John Arthur Sullivan (September 15, 1913 – June 11, 1992) was a Canadian journalist and writer. He worked for The Canadian Press from 1929 to 1975, where he served as its sports editor for 27 years, and covered the Olympic Games, the Stanley Cup, the Commonwealth Games, and the Grey Cup. He amassed background information on players, coaches, when no previous database had existed, which was subsequently used a reference by sports media across Canada. He served as the head researcher for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1975 to 1976, was inducted into the builder category of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1983, and was posthumously inducted into the Football Reporters of Canada section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1994. (en)
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| - John Arthur Sullivan (September 15, 1913 – June 11, 1992) was a Canadian journalist and writer. He worked for The Canadian Press from 1929 to 1975, where he served as its sports editor for 27 years, and covered the Olympic Games, the Stanley Cup, the Commonwealth Games, and the Grey Cup. He amassed background information on players, coaches, when no previous database had existed, which was subsequently used a reference by sports media across Canada. He served as the head researcher for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1975 to 1976, was inducted into the builder category of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1983, and was posthumously inducted into the Football Reporters of Canada section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1994. (en)
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