Vincent Leah (1913-1993)

Journalist.

Born in Winnipeg, he contracted polio at age eight. He was educated at Ralph Brown and Isaac Newton Schools. He joined the Winnipeg Tribune in 1930 and was a sportswriter there for 50 years. He coached hockey and other sports, especially soccer, and was a constant booster of community sports. Leah became a columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1980 and also wrote for Seniors Today. He wrote several books, including Pages from the Past (1975).

Three Winnipeg streets and a recreation centre have been named for him. He is a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. He was given a Manitoba Golden Boy Award in 1962. He was inducted into the Manitoba Order of the Buffalo Hunt (1959), Order of Canada (1980) and the Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame (1994). In 1970, he was awarded a Centennial Medal of Honour by the Manitoba Historical Society. The University of Winnipeg gave him an honorary doctorate in 1985.

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Profile revised: 18 October 2009

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