- Darril Fosty
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Darril Fosty is a Canadian born sports writer and award winning author and documentarian.[1] Co-author of the book Black Ice: The Lost History of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895–1925,[2] he is considered a leading expert on the Coloured Hockey League and is the co-founder of the Society of North American Hockey Historians and Researchers[3] along with Boxscore World Sportswire.[4] In addition, he has also co-authored the books Splendid Is The Sun: The 5,000 Year History of Hockey [2004], Footie's Black Book: A Guide To International Association Football - 2010 World Cup Edition [2010], and the Apocalypse 2012 Cookbook: An End of the World Cooking and Survival Guide for the Man, Woman and Family On The Run [2011]. In April 2011, he received a Teaching Award from George Washington University.[5].
In 2007, his efforts to uncover the history of early African-Canadian hockey was featured in the ESPN documentary Frozen Out.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Roxbury Film Festival". http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/Hockey_26/Black_Ice_Gets_More_Rave_Reviews.shtml.
- ^ "Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925". http://www.blackicebook.com.
- ^ "Society of North American Hockey Historians and Researchers". http://www.sonahhr.com.
- ^ "Boxscore World Sportswire". http://boxscorenews.com.
- ^ "Boxscore World Sportswire". http://boxscorenews.com/sports-historians-darril-george-fosty-to-receive-teaching-awards-from-geo-p18077-235.htm.
- "Roxbury Film Festival". http://www.blackathlete.com/artman2/publish/Hockey_26/Black_Ice_Gets_More_Rave_Reviews.shtml.
- "Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895-1925". http://www.blackicebook.com.
- "Society of North American Hockey Historians and Researchers". http://www.sonahhr.com.
- "Boxscore World Sportswire". http://boxscorenews.com.
- "Black Ice: ESPN Feature". http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5592755014391031807#.
- "Boxscore World Sportswire". http://boxscorenews.com/sports-historians-darril-george-fosty-to-receive-teaching-awards-from-geo-p18077-235.htm.
Categories:- Living people
- Canadian sportswriters
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