Early life
Beddoes was born in Daysland, Alberta at his family's farm residence. He referred to his home town as "Sheep Tracks, Alberta". He attended the University of Alberta, first in the agriculture program, then transferring to its education faculty.Career
In 1951, Beddoes joined the ''Edmonton Bulletin, '' just before that historic newspaper folded. Later that year, he joined the ''Vancouver Sun'' as a police reporter, writing his first sports columns by late 1951. In 1959, Beddoes won the Belairdirect BC Men's Curling Championship, British Columbia men's curling championship playing lead for the Barry Naimark rink. They represented the province at the 1959 Macdonald Brier. He moved to Toronto to work for ''The Globe and Mail'' in 1964. As the paper's senior sports columnist, he wrote a column which predicted that the Canadian team would win every game of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. After the Soviet team won the first game of that series, Beddoes ate a printed copy of that column after covering it with borscht. He remained on staff with the ''Globe and Mail'' until his column on 3 September 1980 was revealed to have contained substantial, unattributed material from the ''New York Times''. After publishing an apology, Beddoes left print media and was subsequently appointed sports director at CHCH-DT, CHCH-TV in Hamilton where he remained until his dismissal in 1988. In January 1990, he joined CFRB radio in Toronto as host of ''The Sports Connection'' talk show. Most other available obituaries claimed age 65. Beddoes also Ghostwriter, ghost-wrote a syndicated column on behalf of hockey player Bobby Orr in the late 1960s. Beddoes was known for his variety of clothing colours and his numerous hats, He directly influenced Don Cherry (ice hockey), Don Cherry's broadcasting career and clothing choices.Politics
Beddoes was a resident of Etobicoke and served a term on the Etobicoke borough council as alderman for Ward 2 after winning a seat in the 1969 Toronto municipal election, 1969 municipal election.Death
Beddoes died of liver cancer in August 1991 at a Toronto hospital.Books
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