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{{Short description|Canadian journalist (1936–2021)}}
{{about||the English cricketer|Frank Orr (cricketer)}}
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|name=Frank Orr
|name=Frank Orr
|birth_name=William Franklin Orr<ref name="torstar" />
|birth_date={{Birth year and age|1936}}
|birth_date={{birth date|1936|5|28}}
|birth_place=near [[Hillsburgh, Ontario]]
|birth_place=near [[Hillsburgh, Ontario]], Canada
|death_date=
|death_date={{death date and age|2021|2|13|1936|5|28}}
|death_place=
|death_place=[[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada
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|occupation=journalist, author
|employer=''[[The Toronto Star]]''
|employer=''[[The Toronto Star]]''
|years_active=1962&ndash;present
|years_active=1962–2021
|spouse={{marriage|Shirley Turner|1961|2019|end=d.}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=shirley-jane-orr&pid=192102115&fhid=7361|title = SHIRLEY JANE ORR Obituary (2019) Toronto Star|website = [[Legacy.com]]}}</ref>
|spouse=Shirley Orr
|residence=[[Etobicoke, Ontario]]
}}
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'''Frank Orr''' (born 1936) is a Canadian sports author and journalist.<ref>{{cite LAF|id= n 50002190}}</ref>
'''William Franklin Orr''' (May 28, 1936 – February 13, 2021) was a Canadian sports author and journalist.<ref>{{cite LAF|id= n 50002190}}</ref><ref name="torstar" />


== Career ==
Born and raised on a farm near [[Hillsburgh, Ontario]], Orr attended Guelph Collegiate<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=nCPXz3n8eEoC&pg=PA28&dq=%22frank+orr%22+hockey+hall+of+fame&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CkXwUveeCpP7yAHPk4HIDw&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22frank%20orr%22%20hockey%20hall%20of%20fame&f=false]</ref> and started out working for radio stations in [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]]. He also was a sports editor with the ''Guelph Mercury'' and ''Cornwall Standard-Freeholder''. He joined the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' in 1961, and covered the [[National Hockey League]], and specifically [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. He also wrote on the [[1972 Summit Series]] and several [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship]]s.<ref name="etobhof">http://www.etobicokesports.ca/2004/orr_frank.htm</ref> He has also authored over 30 books related to sports and has contributed to over 60 additional titles.<ref name="etobhof" />
Born and raised on a farm near [[Hillsburgh, Ontario]], Orr attended Guelph Collegiate<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Hurricane Hazel: Canada's Storm of the Century|author1=Gifford, J.|author2=Filey, M.|date=2004|publisher=Dundurn Group|isbn=9781550025262|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCPXz3n8eEoC&pg=PA28|page=28|accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> and started out working for radio stations in [[Chatham, Ontario|Chatham]] and [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]]. He also was a sports editor with the ''Guelph Mercury'' and ''Cornwall Standard-Freeholder''. He joined the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' in 1961, and covered the [[National Hockey League]], and specifically the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. He also wrote on the [[1972 Summit Series]] and several [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship]]s.<ref name="etobhof">{{cite web|url=http://www.etobicokesports.ca/2004/orr_frank.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329071104/http://www.etobicokesports.ca/2004/orr_frank.htm|archive-date=2013-03-29|url-status=dead|title=Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees 2004 - Frank Orr|accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> He has also authored over 30 books related to sports and has contributed to over 60 additional titles.<ref name="etobhof" />


He won the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]] and was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1989 in the media category, and received a lifetime achievement award from Sports Media Canada in 2003. In 2004, he was honoured with an induction into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="etobhof" /><ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=SdByDBVQUoIC&pg=PA240&dq=%22frank+orr%22+hockey+hall+of+fame&hl=en&sa=X&ei=CkXwUveeCpP7yAHPk4HIDw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22frank%20orr%22%20hockey%20hall%20of%20fame&f=false]</ref>
He won the [[Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award]] and was inducted into the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1989 in the media category, and received a lifetime achievement award from Sports Media Canada in 2003. In 2004, he was honoured with an induction into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="etobhof" /><ref name="google2">{{cite book|title=Canadiens Legends: Montreal's Hockey Heroes|author1=Leonetti, M.|author2=Beliveau, J.|date=2005|publisher=Raincoast Books|isbn=9781551927312|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SdByDBVQUoIC&pg=PA240|page=240|accessdate=2015-08-13}}</ref> Orr was inducted into the [[Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame]] in 2021, with voters citing his contribution to motorsport coverage in ''The Toronto Star'' as significant to Canadian motorsport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cmhf.ca/2021/12/15/cmhf-class-of-2021-inductee-bios/|title=CMHF class of 2021 inductee bios|date=December 15, 2021|accessdate=June 7, 2022|website=cmhf.ca|publisher=Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation}}</ref>


Orr resided in Etobicoke with his wife Shirley.<ref name="etobhof" /> He died on February 13, 2021, at the age of 84.<ref name="torstar">{{cite web|last=Zwolinski|first=Mark|date=February 13, 2021|title='We have lost another legend.' Longtime Star sports writer Frank Orr, 84, had the ear of the hockey world|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2021/02/13/we-have-lost-another-legend-longtime-star-sports-writer-frank-orr-84-had-the-ear-of-the-hockey-world.html|publisher=Toronto Star|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://turnerporter.permavita.com/site/WilliamFranklinFrankOrr.html?s=40|title = William Franklin (Frank) Orr &#124; Toronto &#124; Turner & Porter Funeral Directors}}</ref>
Orr resides in Etobicoke with his wife Shirley.<ref name="etobhof" />


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 10:53, 20 March 2024

For the English cricketer, see Frank Orr (cricketer).
Frank Orr
Born
William Franklin Orr[1]

(1936-05-28)May 28, 1936
near Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada
DiedFebruary 13, 2021(2021-02-13) (aged 84)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)journalist, author
Years active1962–2021
EmployerThe Toronto Star
Spouse
Shirley Turner
​
​
(m. 1961; died 2019)​
[2]

William Franklin Orr (May 28, 1936 – February 13, 2021) was a Canadian sports author and journalist.[3][1]

Career

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Born and raised on a farm near Hillsburgh, Ontario, Orr attended Guelph Collegiate[4] and started out working for radio stations in Chatham and Sault Ste. Marie. He also was a sports editor with the Guelph Mercury and Cornwall Standard-Freeholder. He joined the Toronto Star in 1961, and covered the National Hockey League, and specifically the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also wrote on the 1972 Summit Series and several IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships.[5] He has also authored over 30 books related to sports and has contributed to over 60 additional titles.[5]

He won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989 in the media category, and received a lifetime achievement award from Sports Media Canada in 2003. In 2004, he was honoured with an induction into the Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame.[5][6] Orr was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2021, with voters citing his contribution to motorsport coverage in The Toronto Star as significant to Canadian motorsport.[7]

Orr resided in Etobicoke with his wife Shirley.[5] He died on February 13, 2021, at the age of 84.[1][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Zwolinski, Mark (February 13, 2021). "'We have lost another legend.' Longtime Star sports writer Frank Orr, 84, had the ear of the hockey world". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "SHIRLEY JANE ORR Obituary (2019) Toronto Star". Legacy.com.
  3. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  4. ^ Gifford, J.; Filey, M. (2004). Hurricane Hazel: Canada's Storm of the Century. Dundurn Group. p. 28. ISBN 9781550025262. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  5. ^ a b c d "Etobicoke Sports Hall of Fame - Inductees 2004 - Frank Orr". Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  6. ^ Leonetti, M.; Beliveau, J. (2005). Canadiens Legends: Montreal's Hockey Heroes. Raincoast Books. p. 240. ISBN 9781551927312. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  7. ^ "CMHF class of 2021 inductee bios". cmhf.ca. Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation. December 15, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "William Franklin (Frank) Orr | Toronto | Turner & Porter Funeral Directors".
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