A former editor and lifetime writer at the Sporting Life newspaper, who guided it through the most difficult time in its history, has died aged 80.
Graham Taylor spent 13 troubled months at the helm of the paper as owner Robert Maxwell waged war on the print union in the mid-1980s - a situation so stressful he resigned and never returned to journalism.
The Coulsdon resident spent 40 years working at the Sporting Life, training and bringing through journalists including a young John McCririck during his days as an investigative reporter.
Mr Graham, who spent his retirement making extensions to the family home in Marlpit Lane, is survived by his wife Norma, sons David and Johnathan and daughter Jane.
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