Terry McLean
Sir Terry McLean MBE | |
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Born | Terence Power McLean 15 July 1913 Whanganui, New Zealand |
Died | , New Zealand | 11 July 2004
Occupation | Sports journalist |
Sir Terence Power McLean
Early life and family
McLean was born in Wanganui and died in Auckland. He was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School. He married Margaret Coyle in 1940; they had one son and two daughters.[1]
He came from a rugby family, and several other McLeans were notable in the New Zealand rugby union, including
Career
McLean commenced as a journalist on the Auckland Sun in 1930, subsequently working on the Hastings Tribune, New Zealand Observer, Taranaki Daily News, and Evening Post (Wellington). After service in World War II, he joined the New Zealand Herald in Auckland as sports editor in 1946.[2]
For the next 30 years, McLean accompanied most All Black teams overseas and visiting sides in New Zealand, writing a series of tour books and other books on rugby, 32 in total. He retired from the Herald in 1978.
Honours and awards
In the
References
- ISBN 0 7900 01306.
- ISBN 1 86971 026 6.
- ^ "No. 47551". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 3 June 1978. p. 6271.
- ^ "New Year honours list 1997". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
- Terry McLean on the International Rugby Hall of Fame website at archive.today (archived 16 February 2013)
- Pickmere, Arnold (12 July 2004). "Obituary: Sir Terence Power (T.P.) McLean". New Zealand Herald.