Sid Hartman will be working on his birthday later this month. March 15 is a Sunday, so he'll have his WCCO Radio duties that day, and he'll be preparing for another week's worth of sports columns in the Star Tribune.
That it's his 100th birthday that day is incredibly newsworthy only for the rest of us.
Sid is eager to get to the other side of his 100th so we can all get back to reporting the news and reading his columns as usual. He's a working man. Has been since age 9, when he began his career in newspapers by selling them for two cents apiece. Minneapolis newspaper boy then, nearly 100-year-old Minneapolis sports columnist now. Ninety-one years on the job, and counting.
We've only managed to get a quick smile so far from Sid about birthday No. 100. We need your help to get him in the mood to celebrate. Readers can leave Sid a birthday wish here, and we'll share these with Sid and publish a select few in the newspaper on his birthday: Sid's birthday wish page.
And please be sure to pick up a Star Tribune paper on Sunday, March 15 to see a special tribute to Sid.
Sid fans can also check out www.Sidtennial.com to read more about Sid's birthday and consider making a donation in honor of Sid's 100th to a cause close to Sid's heart.
Thank you, readers.
Chris Carr, sports editor
