Ron Palenski
Ronald Allan Palenski (31 March 1945 – 22 August 2023) was a New Zealand journalist and sportsman.Palenski was born in Dunedin on 31 March 1945. He started as a journalist with ''The Evening Star'' in Dunedin and went on to work with the New Zealand Press Association and ''The Dominion''. He established the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame and administered it from 1998 until illness forced his retirement not long before he died.
In the 2003 New Year Honours, Palenski was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sports journalism. In November 2022, he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. He wrote about 50 books, mostly on sport.
Palenski died of cancer on 22 August 2023, at the age of 78. Provided by Wikipedia
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