afternoon. "My father’s extraordinary and resilient life has come to a peaceful conclusion surrounded by his family," Chad Hartman wrote.,"but COVID took away the enjoyment from his life by making him stay home. It took away the chance to see the people he liked. It took away his zest, not being able to go four, five different places every day and to laugh.”
Hartman still contributed three to four columns per week to the Star Tribune, accumulating 21,235 bylines since the start of his career in 1944,. He wrote 119 columns in 2020 with his last column published the day of his death. Hartman wrote that in 1947 he offered $15,000 to the owner of the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League to buy the franchise, which then became the Minneapolis Lakers. Hartman was the de facto general manager all while continuing his journalism career.
As the news of Hartman's death spread, the sports world and beyond reacted. From the teams and athletes he covered to politicians, all to express their admiration for the late fixture of Minnesota sports culture.
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