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Leo Monahan (journalist) was born on 13 December, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, US, is an American sports journalist. Discover Leo Monahan (journalist)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Sports journalist
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 13 December, 1926
Birthday 13 December
Birthplace Boston, Massachusetts, US
Date of death 2013
Died Place Belmont, Massachusetts, US
Nationality United States

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1926

Daniel Leo Monahan (December 13, 1926 – March 27, 2013) was an American sports journalist.

Daniel Leo Monahan was born on December 13, 1926, in Boston, Massachusetts.

His father Daniel Monahan was a printer for the Boston Evening Transcript, and died when Monahan was 11 years old.

He grew up in South Boston, started delivering a paper route at age 14, and worked a 20-hour shift on weekends as a copy boy at the Daily Record.

He enlisted in the United States Navy at age 17, and served for two years during World War II.

After the war, he attended Boston College supported by G.I. Bill.

1947

He met his future wife Stella Frechette while dancing at Harvard Square in 1947.

1950

He became a full-time journalist in 1950, and had a career which lasted 30 years combined with the Daily Record, the Record American, and the Herald American which then merged into the Boston Herald.

He later contributed to Sports Illustrated and the Sporting News, and served as the director of information at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

He traveled with and reported on the Boston Bruins, and was recognized with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame for his journalism.

He graduated in 1950, and the couple married later in the same year.

Monahan became a full-time journalist in 1950.

He adopted the name "D. Leo Monahan" to distinguish himself from similarly named writers, and jokingly said the initial "D" stood for "dazzling".

Monahan's career as a journalist lasted 30 years combined with the Daily Record, the Record American, and the Herald American which then merged into the Boston Herald.

His younger brother Bob Monahan wrote on college hockey for The Boston Globe.

1958

In 1958, he and Lynn Patrick co-published the book Let's Play Hockey! Monahan later contributed to Sports Illustrated as a correspondent for Boston, was a columnist for the Sporting News, and served as the director of information at the University of Massachusetts Boston from December 1980 onwards.

Monahan traveled with the Boston Bruins on overnight train trips between games, and the younger writers were given the upper bunk for sleeping.

He became friends with Bruins' player Milt Schmidt who said that, Monahan "was fair and he did not interrupt his writing with our friendship".

One train ride Schmidt recalled that, "Leo was in the berth above me and I was down below. Throughout the night, he told me, he did not move for fear he would do something that would keep me awake".

Monahan described himself as a person who wrote his own opinions instead of just good publicity for any team he covered.

1986

He received the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986, in recognition of his hockey journalism as chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Fellow sports journalist Bob Ryan described Monahan by saying, "His deep love for the sport resonated in every sentence and paragraph. He was a very strong personality, for sure, and extremely opinionated".

According to Monahan's daughter, he used a manual typewriter for his career and frequently stated he did not like to use electronic typewriters or computers.

1990

Monahan retired from journalism in the mid-1990s then lived in Belmont, Massachusetts.

He was married for 49 years and had four daughters.

2013

He died at his home on March 27, 2013, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.

He was interred at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Watertown, Massachusetts.