Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1933, Jim Carlen, American football player and coach (died 2012) was born. In 1942, Darrell Eastlake, Australian sportscaster (died 2018) was born. In 1943, Richard Carleton, Australian journalist (died 2006) was born. In 1958, Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer, coach, and manager was born. In 1965, Tony Cottee, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster was born. In 1971, John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (born 1910) passed away. In 1977, Brandon Short, American football player and sportscaster was born. In 1984, Jacoby Jones, American football player (died 2024) was born. In 1990, Patrick Peterson, American football player was born. In 2002, Amad, Ivorian footballer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Meet the world’s worst football columnist
The Mirror's latest star signing Helena Ford is described as a 'football journalist' - but isn't the latter and appears to know very little about the former
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