D. J. Cameron
Donald John "D. J." Cameron (20 February 1933 – 7 September 2016) was a New Zealand journalist and sportswriter.[1] He was one of the leading New Zealand sportswriters of the 20th century.[2][3]
Early life
Born in Dunedin, Cameron was educated at Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin (1946), St Peter's College, Auckland (1946–47), St Patrick's School, Timaru and St. Kevin's College, Oamaru (1948–49).[1]
Career
He was sports reporter on the New Zealand Herald (1950-1998). He wrote several books on sport [1] "'D J Cameron' was the familiar by-line on sports stories that appeared in the New Zealand Herald over the period over 40 years that he was employed on that newspaper.[2]
Death
Cameron died in Auckland on 7 September 2016.[4]
Bibliography
- Caribbean Crusade (1972)[5]
- All Blacks: Retreat From Glory (1980)[6]
- Barbed Wire Boks (1981)[7]
- Rugby Triumphant (1981)[8]
- On the Lions' Trail (1983)[9]
- Someone had to do it (1998)[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Cameron, Donald John, New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198.
- ^ a b Geoff Longley, "D J Cameron offers his opinion" The Press, 14 Nov 1998; sup.p.2.
- ^ D J Cameron, Someone had to Do it, Harper Sports, Auckland, 1998.
- ^ Burnes, Campbell (8 September 2016). "Tributes flow for great sports journalist DJ Cameron". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1774585
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4B-UHAAACAAJ
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MyIMAAAAYAAJ
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WXrhPAAACAAJ
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cY4QAQAAMAAJ
- ^ http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=292682
External links
- National Library catalogue search for D J Cameron (Retrieved 24 January 2013).