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Minnesota honoring local sports journalist with TCF Bank Stadium press box tribute

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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The University of Minnesota will be honoring a Minnesota sports journalist legend this weekend.

Saturday, Minnesota will dedicate the press box at TCF Bank Stadium to Sid Hartman, a longtime local sports writer who has covered the Gophers at length throughout his career. The dedication will come during Minnesota’s final home game against Northwestern.

The university released a statement on Friday.

From GopherSports..com:

“This is a befitting honor for Sid Hartman,” said University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler, who recently told Hartman of the recognition with Director of Athletics Mark Coyle. “Sid has passionately and fairly covered the Gophers his entire Hall of Fame career. Generations of Minnesotans have relied on him for dedicated coverage of the Maroon and Gold and it is an honor to name the press box at TCF Bank Stadium after him.”

Whether penning a column for Minneapolis newspapers or sharing his thoughts over the air on WCCO Radio, countless Gopher coaches, student-athletes and staff have found themselves on the other end of Hartman’s microphone. Almost all of them became one of Hartman’s many close personal friends.

The Sid Hartman Press Box is a tribute to his work, his life and his legacy.

Hartman first started covering Minnesota athletics in 1944 and has covered the university for more than 70 years.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB