Lou Marsh
Canadian football player · Canada · On the map · Lived 1879 to 1936 · aged 57
Lewis Edwin Marsh was a Canadian multi-sport athlete, referee, and newspaper columnist. He is considered a pioneer of sports journalism in Canada, writing the Pick and Shovel daily column at the Toronto Star from 1925 to 1936.
Lou Marsh is read about 6 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 17 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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The "Lou Marsh Trophy" was awarded annually to the best athlete in Canada as decided by a panel of journalists, but was renamed to the Northern Star Award in 2022.
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Canada
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Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1936 · aged 57