A star athlete who became an even bigger star as a sports columnist
Ted Reeve
Ted Reeve won championships as a football and lacrosse player before building a decades-long career as one of Toronto's most beloved sports columnists, with an east-end arena named in his honour.
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Ted Reeve was a standout athlete in Toronto in the 1920s, winning championships in both Canadian football and lacrosse, and playing for the Balmy Beach Club's Grey Cup-winning rugby-football team in 1927. His playing career alone would have made him a notable figure in Toronto sports history, but his second act proved even more lasting.
A beloved sportswriting voice
Reeve moved into sports journalism, writing a long-running column for the Toronto Star and other outlets over several decades, developing a wry, folksy writing voice that made him one of the most widely read and affectionately regarded sportswriters in Toronto history. The Ted Reeve Arena in the Beaches neighbourhood carries his name today, a rare case of a local sports figure honoured for both his playing career and his subsequent decades chronicling the achievements of other Toronto athletes.
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