Dink Carroll
| Dink Carroll | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Austin Carroll November 12, 1899 Guelph, Ontario |
| Died |
April 8, 1991 (aged 91) Montreal, Quebec |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Years active | 19??–1987 |
| Employer | Montréal Gazette |
| Awards |
Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award (1984) Jack Graney Award (1990) |
Austin "Dink" Carroll (November 12, 1899 – April 8, 1991) was a Canadian sports journalist. A columnist for the Montréal Gazette, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1984 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He also won the Jack Graney Award in 1990 from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame (1986).[1][2][3] Carroll attended McGill University where he played on the football team. He earned a LL.B. degree from there in 1923, but never practiced law.[4] He wrote a column for the Gazette from 1941 to 1987.
References
- ↑ http://www.cfhof.ca/hall-of-fame-members/players/austin-dink-carroll/
- ↑ "Legends of Hockey - Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award Winners". hhof.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19801115&id=qzkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sKQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2684,1826999&hl=en
- ↑ http://www.sportsmediacanada.ca/?p=4697
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