Red Burnett
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Burnett (far left) with fellow Toronto journalists Joe Perlove and Fred Jackson, c. 1930
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| Born | Robert James Burnett 1910 or 1911 |
| Died | (aged 68) Scarborough, Ontario |
| Occupation | journalist, author |
| Years active | 1927–1975 |
| Employer | Toronto Star |
| Awards | Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award (1984) |
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.[1] Burnett joined the Star in 1927 originally as a copy boy, and retired in 1975.[2] 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.[3]
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- ↑ "Former Star hockey writer Red Burnett is dead at 68", Page B1. (1979, Apr 02). Toronto Star (1971-2011) Retrieved from http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373239293?accountid=14474
- ↑ Veteran journalist dies at 68 The Globe and Mail [Toronto, Ont] 02 Apr 1979: S.6.
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