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Sid Hartman, Celebrated Minnesota Sports Writer, Dead At 100

The legendary sports journalist died surrounded by his family, his son announced Sunday.

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Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Sid Hartman and Green Bay Packers player Greg Jennings attend the Starkey Hearing Foundation's "So The World May Hear Awards Gala" 2011 at River Centre on July 24, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Minnesota Star Tribune reporter Sid Hartman and Green Bay Packers player Greg Jennings attend the Starkey Hearing Foundation's "So The World May Hear Awards Gala" 2011 at River Centre on July 24, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Starkey Hearing Foundation)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Sid Hartman, the legendary Minnesota sports columnist for the Star Tribune, has died. Chat Hartman, Sid's son, confirmed the news Sunday.

Sid Hartman, a lifelong resident of North Minneapolis, was 100.

Hartman began his career in media selling newspapers in 1928, the Star Tribune notes.

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His final column, which was published Sunday, can be read here.

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