Laurie Schwab

Laurie Schwab (died June 1997[1]) was an Australian journalist and broadcaster. Schwab was best known as a soccer writer for The Age newspaper in Melbourne.[2]

Early life

Schwab was the son of German immigrants and grew up in St Albans, Victoria.[2][3]

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.[2][3][4] He also occasionally commentated on the game for ABC Radio.[2]

For his services to soccer he was posthumously inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Philip (4 September 1997). "Knights, Lakers honor Laurie Schwab". The Age. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Laurie Schwab". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Uzunov, Sasha (19 June 2006). "Laurie Schwab, soccer visionary". The Hugog. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  4. ↑ Mangan, John (18 February 2007). "A Victory for everyone". The Age. Retrieved 30 June 2009.