Michelangelo Rucci

Michelangelo Rucci (born 10 November 1963) is an Australian sports journalist, and writer.

Of Italian descent, is an award-winning sports writer in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the chief Australian rules football writer for The Advertiser, Adelaide's only daily newspaper. He is a long-standing supporter of the Port Adelaide Football Club.^[1] This has caused some Adelaide supporters to accuse Rucci of being biased.

Rucci also covered field hockey for News Limited in the 1988 and 2000 Summer Olympics.^{[citation needed]} He also was a consultant to the president of the International Hockey Federation, Etienne Glichitch, in the 1990s^{[citation needed]} and won the sport's high honour, the President's Award, in 1997.^[2]

In 1999 Rucci published and co-authored Dynasty, the story of legendary Port Adelaide coach Fos Williams and his family's dynasty in football.^[3]

The SANFL in 2007 awarded Rucci its Gold Media Award for his outstanding contribution to covering football in South Australia.^[4]

The AFL in 2006 appointed Rucci to the selection panel for Australian football's Indigenous Team of the Century. The league also had Rucci as a judge for the Norm Smith Medal at the 1994 and 2005 grand finals, the Michael Tuck Medal at the 2008 NAB Cup pre-season grand final and the Allen Aylett Medal at the 2008 AFL Hall of Fame tribute match at the MCG.^{[citation needed]} He is also a selector for the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.^[5]

Rucci was added to the Australian Football Hall of Fame selection committee in 2011.

References

1. ^ Wouldn't read about it
2. ^ FIH Presidents Awards
3. ^ National Library of Australia's catalogue
4. ^ Golden moment for Rucci
5. ^ SA footy salutes five greats

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Name	Rucci, Michelangelo
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Date of birth	10 November 1963
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