On Sunday afternoon, the world of Minnesota sports lost one of its greatest titans.
In news broken on social media by his son, Chad, we learned of the passing of Minnesota Star-Tribune columnist and Minnesota icon Sid Hartman at the age of 100. He reached that milestone birthday in March of this year.
Hartman has been a part of the Minnesota sports scene in various roles for 75 years, as he had his first byline published in the Star-Tribune in September of 1945. While he was a columnist for the Star-Tribune, he also served as a front office executive for the Minneapolis Lakers, helping to build one of the first dynasties in NBA history.