Occupation Sports journalist Notable credits Star Tribune Years active 1945-present | Name Sid Hartman Children Chad Hartman Role Journalist | |
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Born March 15, 1920 (age 104) ( 1920-03-15 ) Minneapolis, Minnesota Spouse Barbara Balfour (m. 1964–1972) Books Sid!, Sid Hartman's Great Minnesota Sports Moments Similar People Chad Hartman, Patrick Reusse, Derek Fisher, Morris Chalfen, Jerry Buss Profiles | ||
Organizations founded Los Angeles Lakers | ||
Patrick reusse gives 15 rules to writing like sid hartman
Sid Hartman (born March 15, 1920) is an American sports journalist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the WCCO 830 AM radio station. He was also a 20-year panelist on the weekly Sports Show with Mike Max, which aired Sunday nights at 9:30 p.m. on WUCW 23 in the Twin Cities metro area.
Contents
- Patrick reusse gives 15 rules to writing like sid hartman
- WCCO Radio Sports Columnist Sid Hartman When His Phone RINGS
- Background and early career
- Minneapolis Lakers
- Sports columnist
- Works
- Tributes
- Personal life
- References
WCCO Radio Sports Columnist Sid Hartman When His Phone RINGS
Background and early career
Raised in north Minneapolis and dropping out of high school when he started delivering papers for the Minneapolis Tribune, Hartman received no formal writing training. Hartman penned his first column for the Minneapolis Daily Times on September 11, 1945, and continues to report, now for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Minneapolis Lakers
As a 27-year-old in 1947, Hartman became the acting general manager of the Minneapolis Lakers. Hartman helped build what would become the first dynasty in the NBA.
Sports columnist
Sid Hartman has been a popular and widely read sports columnist throughout his career. Hartman's columns have always been strong on reporting, while the writing is less admired. Dick Cullum, Hartman's first editor, explained it this way: "Writers are a dime a dozen, but reporters are impossible to find." Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated, noted, "English sometimes appears to be his second language."
Hartman has also appeared as a radio sportscaster and commentator for years on Minneapolis's WCCO Radio. One of the elements of his style - often caricatured by local comics and other radio personalities - is his habit while interviewing a sports figure of referring to him or her as "my close personal friend". Over the years, his "close personal friends" have included the likes of George Steinbrenner, Bobby Knight, Lou Holtz, and Carl Yastrzemski.
Works
Hartman has published two books:
Tributes
On Oct. 10, 2010, a statue of Hartman was unveiled outside of Target Center in Downtown Minneapolis.
The Minnesota Vikings honored Hartman with photos adorning the media entrance of U.S. Bank Stadium.
At the Italian restaurant Vescio's in Dinkytown, Minneapolis, a pizza, the Sid's Special, was named in tribute of him.
Personal life
Hartman's name was among tens of thousands on Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's client list. It is not publicly known how much money, if any, Hartman lost with Madoff when the $50 billion fraud was exposed late in 2008.
Hartman's son Chad Hartman also has a radio show on WCCO.
In December 2016, Hartman was hospitalized in Minneapolis after falling and breaking his right hip. He underwent surgery to repair his hip the following day. As a result, Hartman announced his columns writings will be placed on hiatus.
On January 13, 2017 Sid was back to work attending the news conference for new Gophers football coach PJ Fleck.