Jim Vipond | |
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Born | James French Vipond July 11, 1911 |
Died | December 4, 1989 Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada | (aged 73)
Occupation | journalist |
Years active | 1938–1979 |
Employer | The Globe and Mail |
Awards | Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award (1984) |
James French Vipond (July 11, 1916 – December 4, 1989), was a Canadian sports journalist.[1] A columnist for The Globe and Mail, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1984 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame.[2] He joined the newspaper in 1938 and retired in 1979 to become the Ontario Athletics Commissioner. Vipond also served in World War II with the Royal Canadian Air Force, becoming a flight lieutenant and later being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.[3] He died in 1989 from Alzheimer's disease.[4][5]