1910 - 1979
Red Burnett Canadian Journalist
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Details
| Birthday |
30th November, 1909
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| Birthplace |
1910 or 1911
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| Died |
1st April, 1979
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| Place of Death |
Scarborough, Ontario
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| Nationality |
Canadian
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| Occupation Text |
journalist, author
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| Occupation |
Journalist
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| Year(s) Active |
1927–1975
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Robert James "Red" Burnett (1910 or 1911 – April 1, 1979) was a Canadian sports journalist. A columnist for the Toronto Star, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1984 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Burnett joined the Star in 1927 originally as a copy boy, and retired in 1975. He died of a heart attack in 1979 at the age of 68. At the time of his death, he had returned to the Star to work as a copy editor as part-time job.
