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By 1958, the two Hewitts were working together in the television booth on Maple Leafs games. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next two decades, Bill Hewitt was the TV voice of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. |
By 1958, the two Hewitts were working together in the television booth on Maple Leafs games. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next two decades, Bill Hewitt was the TV voice of the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. |
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In 1981, a [[blood infection]] forced Hewitt out of the broadcast booth at the relatively young age of 53.<ref>{{cite news|title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BILL HEWITT |last=Patton|first=Paul|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location= Toronto, |
In 1981, a [[blood infection]] forced Hewitt out of the broadcast booth at the relatively young age of 53.<ref>{{cite news|title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BILL HEWITT |last=Patton|first=Paul|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location= Toronto, Ontario|date=February 9, 1984|page= S4}}</ref> |
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The [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] awarded Hewitt the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529185354/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |archivedate=2007-05-29 }}</ref> |
The [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] awarded Hewitt the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529185354/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/html/ind07prolog.htm#newHonourees |archivedate=2007-05-29 }}</ref> |
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Bill Hewitt | |
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| Born | Foster William Alfred Hewitt December 6, 1928 |
| Died | December 25, 1996 (aged 68) Port Perry, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Years active | 1951–1981 |
| Relatives | Foster Hewitt (father) |
Foster William Alfred "Bill" Hewitt (December 6, 1928 – December 25, 1996)[1] was a Canadian radio and television sportscaster. He was the son of hockey broadcaster Foster Hewitt and the grandson of Toronto Star sports journalist W. A. Hewitt.
Playing career
Bill Hewitt played competitive football and hockey and competed in track & field while attending Upper Canada College in Toronto, Ontario.
Sports broadcasting
After graduation, Bill Hewitt took a broadcasting job at CJRL in Kenora, Ontario. He was then hired as sports director of CFOS in Owen Sound, Ontario, and later held the same title at CKBB in Barrie.
In 1951, his father launched CKFH in Toronto at which the younger Hewitt became its sports director at age 23. In the mid 1950s, Hewitt began substituting on Toronto Maple Leafs hockey broadcasts when his father was given other assignments by the CBC, such as covering the Ice Hockey World Championships or Winter Olympics.
By 1958, the two Hewitts were working together in the television booth on Maple Leafs games. Foster eventually returned to radio and for the next two decades, Bill Hewitt was the TV voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In 1981, a blood infection forced Hewitt out of the broadcast booth at the relatively young age of 53.[2]
The Hockey Hall of Fame awarded Hewitt the 2007 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.[3]
Death
Hewitt died as the result of massive heart failure on Christmas Day morning of December 25, 1996, just before dawn and was later interred in Stone Church Cemetery, east of Beaverton, Ontario.
Hewitt was survived by daughter Bonnie Hewitt Dixon and son Bruce Hewitt.
See also
TV Video
- Heard during a hockey brawl in 1959 on YouTube
- Heard during game 3 of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals won by Toronto on YouTube
- Heard during the final moments of the 1967 Stanley Cup finals on YouTube
External links
References
- ^ https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2018/145/59677807_3378f717-a37b-4eb9-9c13-1e3644919fab.jpeg
- ^ Patton, Paul (February 9, 1984). "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? BILL HEWITT". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. p. S4.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
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