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Bill McGuirk, a longtime North East athletics official, writer and Athletics Weekly contributor, died Friday, Oct. 9, at age 85, according to Athletics Weekly. The report said he had been involved in the sport for more than 60 years. A former Saltwell Harriers runner, he recorded 1:53.8 for 880 yards, later became the Chronicle's athletics correspondent, helped re-found a Wallsend club in 1975, and served as English Cross Country Association president from 2016. Coverage of his death consists of this single report; no additional details, conflicting accounts, or subsequent developments have been supplied.
Bill McGuirk, the longtime North East athletics official, writer and Athletics Weekly contributor, died Friday, Oct. 9, at age 85 after more than 60 years in the sport. A former Saltwell Harriers runner who clocked 1:53.8 for 880 yards, he became the Chronicle's athletics correspondent, helped re-found a Wallsend club in 1975, and served as English Cross Country Association president from 2016.