Johnny Esaw, icon of Canadian sports broadcasting, dies at 87

Sports | 206635 hits | Apr 07 3:17 pm | Posted by: Hyack

The man considered Canada's ambassador of amateur sports, who brought football, figure skating and the Olympic Games into the nation's living rooms, has died. Johnny Esaw died Saturday in Toronto after suffering from respiratory problems.

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by Hyack
Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:36 am
Esaw was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2004. He is in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, the CAB Broadcast Hall of Fame, the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Reporters Hall of Fame.

RIP Johnny
by QBC
Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:50 pm
Great memories of him broadcasting CFL games. RIP....

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