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Sid Hartman and Bud Grant made the unlikeliest of best friends

Star Tribune | October 20, 2020

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Sid and Bud — the persistent reporter and the outdoorsy athlete/coach — bonded for life

Sid Hartman and Bud Grant (shown in 2014) met when Grant arrived at the University of Minnesota from Superior, Wis., in 1946. Despite having little in common, the pair formed a lifelong friendship.

In a column Sid Hartman published in the Star Tribune in March of this year, celebrating his 100th birthday, the legendary sports columnist who died Sunday wrote that, "During my career, I have traveled everywhere as a reporter …"

Well, not everywhere.

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