Dick Johnston dies; covered Sabres for The News

Richard W. "Dick" Johnston, the award winning sports writer and columnist for The Buffalo Evening News, died Thursday night in Boston, Mass. He was 89.

The Buffalo-born writer and Lafayette High School graduate was best known for his coverage of the Buffalo Sabres, which he began with the team's founding. He received the Elmer Ferguson Award, given by the Hockey Hall of Fame to the top print journalist, in 1986.

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