Scott Young
April 14, 1918 – June 12, 2005
Inducted 2007
Primary Outlet
Winnipeg Free Press, The Canadian Press
It didn’t take long for Scott Young to get his foot in the door when he began carving out a renowned career as a Canadian sportswriter, author and journalist.
Young was born in Cypress River, Man., on April 14, 1918. He began his professional writing career at the Winnipeg Free Press in 1936, starting as a copy boy before quickly moving into the sports department within five weeks.
After being denied a pay raise, Young moved to Toronto to write for The Canadian Press. His work took him overseas during the Second World War, where he was assigned to cover the war from London.
Following the war, Young held editorial and columnist roles at Maclean's magazine and The Globe and Mail. He left The Globe for the Toronto Telegram, but eventually returned. He left again after a dispute over the attribution of quotes, a disagreement that led him to declare he would never work for another newspaper again.
Throughout his career, Young covered major sports events, including the Grey Cup, World Series, Olympics and Stanley Cup playoffs. He was also a familiar face on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada and interviewed prominent athletes such as Canadian heavyweight boxing champion George Chuvalo.
An accomplished author, Young wrote more than 40 books. They included children’s novels, a series called His Hockey Heroes featuring players such as Gilbert Perreault, Bobby Hull and Frank Mahovlich, and several biographies. Notably, his 1984 biography Neil and Me chronicled the life of his son, Canadian rock legend Neil Young.
He was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame for media in 1988.
Scott Young was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Media Roll of Honour in 2008. He passed away on June 12, 2005, at age 87.
Young was born in Cypress River, Man., on April 14, 1918. He began his professional writing career at the Winnipeg Free Press in 1936, starting as a copy boy before quickly moving into the sports department within five weeks.
After being denied a pay raise, Young moved to Toronto to write for The Canadian Press. His work took him overseas during the Second World War, where he was assigned to cover the war from London.
Following the war, Young held editorial and columnist roles at Maclean's magazine and The Globe and Mail. He left The Globe for the Toronto Telegram, but eventually returned. He left again after a dispute over the attribution of quotes, a disagreement that led him to declare he would never work for another newspaper again.
Throughout his career, Young covered major sports events, including the Grey Cup, World Series, Olympics and Stanley Cup playoffs. He was also a familiar face on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada and interviewed prominent athletes such as Canadian heavyweight boxing champion George Chuvalo.
An accomplished author, Young wrote more than 40 books. They included children’s novels, a series called His Hockey Heroes featuring players such as Gilbert Perreault, Bobby Hull and Frank Mahovlich, and several biographies. Notably, his 1984 biography Neil and Me chronicled the life of his son, Canadian rock legend Neil Young.
He was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame for media in 1988.
Scott Young was inducted into the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association Media Roll of Honour in 2008. He passed away on June 12, 2005, at age 87.