Kevin McCarra
Kevin J. McCarra (1 February 1958 – 24 October 2020)[1] was a Scottish sportswriter.
Biography[]
McCarra was educated at Glasgow University, receiving a MA (Hons) degree. McCarra was married to Susan Stewart.[2]
He was chief football correspondent for The Guardian newspaper.[3] He often appeared on the Guardian Podcast Football Weekly hosted by James Richardson. He also worked for Scotland on Sunday, The Sunday Times and The Times,[4] and appeared on BBC Radio Scotland's "Good Morning Scotland" as a newspaper reviewer.[5]
He died from Alzheimer's disease on 24 October 2020, aged 62.[6]
Works[]
- Official Scotland World Cup Supporters' Book (1998)
- One Afternoon in Lisbon (1988)
- One Hundred Cups: Story of the Scottish Cup (1985)
- Scottish Football: Pictorial History from 1867 to the Present Day (1984)
Notes[]
- ^ Kevin J Mccarra - Glasgow G12 - full address - 192.com
- ^ Celtic: A Biography in Nine Lives
- ^ Kevin McCarra Guardian Profile
- ^ Kevin McCarra - Mail & Guardian
- ^ Oh, Hampden in the Sun . . . - Google Books-Ergebnisseite
- ^ Wilson, Jonathan (25 October 2020). "Kevin McCarra: a pioneer who changed football journalism". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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