«Breaking News» Hugh McIlvanney who reported on Hillsborough disaster has died aged 84

Sports writer Hugh McIlvanney, pictured, has died at the age of 84

Respected sports writer Hugh McIlvanney has died at the age of 84, it was reported last night.

The Kilmarnock-born journalist covered some of the biggest sporting events in recent history, including England’s World Cup win in 1966 and 1974’s Rumble in the Jungle, when Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman.

The day after his win, Ali granted him a three-hour interview and the pair stayed in touch. 

When Mr McIlvanney retired in March 2016, three months before Ali’s death, the former champ celebrated the sports writer’s career.

Ali said: ‘His words were a window to the lives, the courage, the struggles and the triumphs of the great champions of his time.’

Mr McIlvanney – who started work on Fleet Street in 1962 – also reported on the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 and the 1972 Munich Olympics, when terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes, coaches, a referee and a West German policeman.

Hugh McIlvanney, with Sir Alex Ferguson after being inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, was the only sports writer to be voted Journalist of the Year

The writer, pictured left with Alan Minter at the London Ex-Boxers Association Awards, reported on the 1974’s Rumble in the Jungle, when Muhammad Ali beat George Foreman

The Scot was a regular winner of the UK Sports Writer of the Year award and was the only sports writer to be voted Journalist of the Year.

He was famed for his inciteful commentaries and perceptive analyses of football and racing.  

He spent three decades as Chief Sports Correspondent of The Observer and 23 years at the Sunday Times before retiring three years ago.  

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Sports writer Hugh McIlvanney, pictured, has died at the age of 84

Respected sports writer Hugh McIlvanney has died at the age of 84, it was reported last night.
The Kilmarnock-born journalist covered some of the biggest sporting events in recent history, including England’s World Cup win i...

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