21 Facts About Sid Hartman

Sidney Hartman was an American sports journalist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the WCCO 830 AM radio station.

Sid Hartman continued writing for the Star Tribune until his death in 2020.

Sid Hartman grew up in a Jewish family in north Minneapolis.

Sid Hartman's father, Jack Hechtman, was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States at age 16, changing his name to Hartman after he arrived.

Sid Hartman made his living by driving a delivery truck, primarily making furniture deliveries.

Celia Hartman owned an apparel store on the north side of Minneapolis and did the bookkeeping for Jack Hartman's delivery business.

Sid Hartman attended Talmud Torah Jewish School from age 10 to 14, before enrolling at Minneapolis North High School.

Sid Hartman attended Minneapolis North High School but dropped out his junior year when he received a lucrative news run for delivering the Minneapolis Tribune.

Cullum hired Sid Hartman, the beginning of a sports writing career that would last over 75 years.

Sid Hartman helped build what would become the first dynasty in the NBA.

Sid Hartman was a popular, widely read and widely heard sports columnist throughout his career.

From 1955 until his death, Sid Hartman appeared as a radio sportscaster and commentator on Minneapolis' WCCO Radio.

The Minnesota Vikings honored Sid Hartman by naming the media entrance at US Bank Stadium after him, with photos of Sid Hartman adorning the media entrance of US Bank Stadium.

Sid Hartman's name was among tens of thousands on Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's client list.

Sid Hartman described former Lakers player, former Vikings coach and frequent radio guest Bud Grant, whom he had known since 1945, as his "close personal friend".

Sid Hartman was the one who inducted Grant into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.

In December 2016, Sid Hartman was hospitalized in Minneapolis after falling and breaking his right hip.

Sid Hartman underwent surgery to repair his hip the following day.

Sid Hartman returned to work on January 13,2017, attending the news conference for new Gophers football coach P J Fleck.

Sid Hartman met with renowned local musician Prince during the time he was preparing for his 2007 Super Bowl XLI halftime show performance.

On October 18,2020, Sid Hartman died at the age of 100.