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Old 10-19-2020, 03:23 PM
 
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https://www.startribune.com/sid-hart...100/572788662/

What an extraordinary life.

He created a rags-to-riches story unlike any his hometown has seen, working his way from the very bottom of the newspaper industry to one of the most influential and popular figures ever to use a typewriter, and later computer, for his livelihood. He also became a popular radio personality for WCCO and for 20 years was a panelist on a Sunday night TV show. If Minnesotans referred to “Sid,” there was no doubt who they were talking about, much the same as the first-name status of the greatest of those he covered, men like “Kirby” and “Harmon” and “Bud.”

According to a count by Star Tribune staffer Joel Rippel, Hartman produced 21,235 bylined stories in his career, from 1944 until the one that ran on C2 of Sunday’s Sports section. That column was his 119th of 2020.


I delivered the Star Tribune as a boy and Sid's column was always the first thing I read. Later in life it became the last, but I still enjoyed his information and scoops. Sid knew all "the Big Wheels" and was close personal friends with all.
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Old 10-19-2020, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Close Personal Friend

'The Peach Section'
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Old 10-19-2020, 05:50 PM
 
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100?



He didn't look a day over 98 ...
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Old 10-19-2020, 06:39 PM
 
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I actually thought he slipped a bit in recent decades

Love ya, Sid...good job
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Old 10-19-2020, 07:01 PM
 
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When we lose icons, it's always a bit surreal. It's hard to imagine how Sid hung around for so long. It's equally hard to imagine the Twin Cities sports landscape without him.
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Old 10-19-2020, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Bloomington, MN
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Sid was great! His writing left a bit to be desired but everyone was a "close personal friend" and he got lot's of scoops.
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Old 10-20-2020, 01:24 PM
 
Location: Columbus OH
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Growing up in the ‘70s in Hopkins, we listened to WCCO most of the time. I remember Sid Hartman would usually call in and talk sports with Steve Cannon (and of course, Morgan Mundane) on the Cannon Mess. I think it was usually before ‘Point! of! Law!’ By either Boone or Erickson. Good old days! Rest-in-Peace, Sid!
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Old 10-22-2020, 02:43 PM
 
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Close Personal Friend

'The Peach Section'
If you know what the peach section is, a true sign of an long time Minnesotan. Many people are not aware the Gophers have 7 national titles in college football.

Here is a great story about Sid and Day. Sometimes the less said the better...

https://www.startribune.com/i-helped...ife/572829892/
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Old 10-24-2020, 10:19 AM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Today Show from 2016...



more Sid radio archives and much more Twin Cities radio lore here... RadioTapes.com / Historic Minneapolis St. Paul Radio Airchecks
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