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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Eric Burley, sports journalism's Mr Omniscient

Eric Burley, a former chairman of the Sports Writers' Association, has died, aged 87, in tragic circumstances.

He failed to turn after a hospital appointment in Guildford, Surrey, on 30 November during a heavy snowfall and his body was found 11 days later just a mile from his home.

For 40 years from 1943, Burley was Agence France-Presse's British sports and motoring correspondent based in London.

Widely respected for his reporting skills and knowledge, one of his contemporaries referred to him as "AFP's Mr Omniscient."

There is a wonderful tribute to him on the Sports Journalists' Association website.

NB: Amended copy, see comments thread

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