Mladen Delić
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Mladen Delić (born in Sinj, January 15, 1919 - died February 22, 2005) was a Croatian sports commentator.
He finished schooling for physical education and sport in Belgrade in 1938. From 1941 to 1945 he was a member of the Croatian Home Guard and taught health and sports at its Cadet Academy.[1] From 1946 to 1948 he continued to work as a teacher in Zagreb.
He entered into journalism after World War II, writing for Narodni sport and Borba, as well as working for Radio Zagreb. He had his first radio program in 1947. In 1950 he formed a editorial board for sports within Radio Zagreb. He worked as a reported and commentator from 1965 to his retirement in 1984.
He received a lifetime achievement award from the Croatian Sports Journalists Association in 1994.[2]