Background
Matheson was born on July 25, 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Matheson was born on July 25, 1924 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He began his newspaper career in 1946 with the Winnipeg Tribune. He became the sports editor for the newspaper in 1959, a position he held until the newspaper ceased publication in 1980. Matheson covered a variety of sports, including hockey, curling and football with the Tribune, and on the radio, working with CJOB. He is most noted for his coverage of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and various curling events.
Matheson was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1986 and Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999.
The Jack Matheson Award is annually presented by the Manitoba Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association to aspiring students in sports communications. Matheson"s son, James Donald "Jim" is also a distinguished sports writer, working for the Edmonton Journal since 1970.
Jack Matheson died January 24, 2011 in Winnipeg at the Grace Hospital of kidney disease.