D. J. Cameron

New Zealand journalist and sportswriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Donald John 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 High 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: The New Zealand Cricketers in the West Indies 1972 (1972)[5]
  • Memorable Moments in New Zealand Sport (1979; editor)
  • All Blacks: Retreat From Glory (1980)[6]
  • Barbed Wire Boks (1981)[7]
  • Rugby Triumphant: The All Blacks in Australia and Wales (1981)[8]
  • Test Series '82: The Australian Cricket Tour of New Zealand (1982; with Dick Brittenden)
  • On the Lions' Trail (1983)[9]
  • Someone Had to Do It: A Sports Journalist Remembers (1998)
  • The New Zealand Herald Matches of the Century: 100 years of great New Zealand rugby (1999)

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