Clifford Gordon was born in Frontier County, Saskatchewan, in 1927 but the family relocated to Whitby when he was 12 years old. He lived in Whitby until his death in 1997 at the age of 69. Clifford was extremely well known in the Town. He was always at the arena, writing for the local newspaper or spending his days preparing meat as a butcher. Clifford was associated with local sports for 25 years as a public address announcer, official scorer, publicity director, secretary-treasurer and both radio and newspaper reporter. Always an avid sports fan, it was by a chance meeting with Scotty Ormiston, then Sports Editor of the Oshawa Times, that Clifford started his part time career writing minor sports reports for the publication. The first big story he wrote was the 1945-46 Ontario Junior “C” Championship win for the Whitby Red Wing Hockey Club. In the 1950s, he reported on all but 3 games played in Canada by the Whitby Dunlops Senior “A” Hockey Team- first inductees in to the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame. He filed reports to the Canadian Press, The Globe and Mail, as well as to papers in Kitchener, Sudbury and Kingston- all had teams plaing against Whitby. Unfortunately, Clifford became ill and couldn’t travel to Europe for the world championships with Dunnies. This would be one of Clifford’s biggest disappointments. In the 1960’s, The Brooklin Redmen Senior “A” Lacrosse teams won several National Championships and Clifford was there to report. If we were to look on the personal scrapbooks of Whitby sports team members of 1945 to 1970, Clifford’s name would most likely appear as the author of their highlight story. Clifford always regretted not having completed his formal education, but his readership certainly recognized the excitement he brought to his game reports. Clifford wrote from the heart as Whitby’s biggest fan and sports supporter. Each of his stories would reflect something “our guys” did well- even if they were defeated. Someone would gave managed a big check, a spectacular pass, an outstanding goal or a major save. Thanks to Clifford’s enthusiasm, more people attended local sporting events and teams enjoyed recognition for their achievements. It was a magical era in Whitby sports history.