Jim Proudfoot (journalist)

Jim Proudfoot
Jim Proudfoot in a white shirt and brown neck tie
Born1933
DiedApril 1, 2001 (aged 67)
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
OccupationSports journalist
Years active1952–2000
EmployerToronto Star
AwardsCanadian Football Hall of Fame, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award, Skate Canada Hall of Fame

James Alan Proudfoot (1933 – April 1, 2001) was a Canadian sports journalist. He spent his entire 49-year career with the Toronto Star, and served as the newspaper's sports editor. His columns regularly covered ice hockey, horse racing, figure skating and Canadian football. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame and the Skate Canada Hall of Fame, and received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame.