Laurie Schwab

Laurie Schwab (died 1997) was an Australian journalist and broadcaster. Schwab was best known as a soccer writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne.[1]

Early life

Schwab was the son of German immigrants and grew up in St Albans, Victoria.[1][2]

Journalism

He joined The Age in the early 1970s where he soon became a soccer writer. He later founded and edited a specialised soccer newspaper, Soccer Action, published by The Age's parent company Fairfax.[1][2][3] He also occasionally commentated on the game for ABC Radio.[1]

For his services to soccer he was in 1999 posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Laurie Schwab". Football Federation Australia. http://footballhalloffame.com.au/. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  2. ^ a b Uzunov, Sasha (19 June 2006). "Laurie Schwab, soccer visionary". The Hugog. http://hugog.blogspot.com/2006/06/laurie-schwab-soccer-visionary.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  3. ^ Mangan, John (18 February 2007). "A Victory for everyone". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/a-victory-for-everyone/2007/02/17/1171405503679.html?page=fullpage. Retrieved 2009-06-30.