Career
Brodie spent his working life in Northern Ireland, after being evacuated to Portadown, County Armagh at the onset of World World War World War II He began his career at the Portadown Times before moving to the Belfast Telegraph in 1943, where, in 1950, he set up the newspaper"s first sports department, with himself as editors This was a role he held for 41 years, during which time he reported from a record 14 Fédération internationale de football association World Cups. A feat which was recognised by Fédération internationale de football association in 2004 as they awarded him the Jules Rimet award.
As well as his position at the Belfast Telegraph, Brodie also wrote for the Daily Telegraph, the News of the World and the Sun.
He authored several histories of Irish League clubs, a history of the Irish League itself and the official history of the Irish Football Association. Despite retiring as sports editor of the Belfast Telegraph in 1991, he continued to write a column called "Down Memory Lane" and remained an honorary life employee of the newspaper.
Brodie died, aged 86, on 29 January 2013. A minute"s silence, followed by a minute of applause, was held at all Irish League grounds on the weekend following his death and the Northern Ireland national team wore black armbands as a mark of respect during their next international match.
lieutenant is intended that the press box at the re-developed Windsor Park will be named in his honour.