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Phil Gifford: NZ Herald sports journalist on the death of Sir Murray Halberg
Manage episode 348534351 series 2098282
Accomplished Kiwi athlete and founder of the Halberg foundation, Sir Murray Halberg recently passed away at age 89.
Between his accomplishments in the 1960 Olympics and the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games and his charity work supporting children with disabilities in sport, Sir Murray Halberg impacted a lot of lives.
NZ Herald sports journalist Phil Gifford was one of those people, and he said that Sir Murray Halberg was a generous and lovely person.
"The kindness and generosity of spirit that led to him starting that foundation for people that had physical disabilities, to help kids in particular get into sport, it was expressed as a person. He was a lovely guy."
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Manage episode 348534351 series 2098282
Accomplished Kiwi athlete and founder of the Halberg foundation, Sir Murray Halberg recently passed away at age 89.
Between his accomplishments in the 1960 Olympics and the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games and his charity work supporting children with disabilities in sport, Sir Murray Halberg impacted a lot of lives.
NZ Herald sports journalist Phil Gifford was one of those people, and he said that Sir Murray Halberg was a generous and lovely person.
"The kindness and generosity of spirit that led to him starting that foundation for people that had physical disabilities, to help kids in particular get into sport, it was expressed as a person. He was a lovely guy."
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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