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An online journalist working in the sports betting and casino gambling industry since 2016, Bob Duff has covered such major sports and events as the NFL, NBA, MLB, UFC, NHL, Olympic Games and UEFA Champions League soccer. Heâs been considered an expert source for betting advice on such sports as surfing, rugby and even chess. As a sports columnist with The Windsor Star, CanWest News Services, Postmedia and MSNBC.com, Duff has covered a variety of major events, includingthe Super Bowl, World Series, the 1996 Atlanta and 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, NBA Finals, Ryder Cup, FIFA World Cup, NCAA Final Four, the Stanley Cup final, World Cup of Hockey and the Memorial Cup. Heâs also worked as a freelancer for such publications as The Hockey News, Beckett Hockey, Faceoff and Prospects Magazine. Duff is a contributor to The NHL Guide And Record Book, and Total Hockey. He also helped the NHL significantly in writing and research projects related to the league's 100th anniversary celebrations. He is listed as an honorary member of the Elias Sports Bureau. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and the Baseball Writers Association of America. Duff serves on the writersâ committee that votes annually on the candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Currently, Duff is a partner in Detroit Hockey Now, a website covering the NHLâs Detroit Red Wings web site. He is also a co-producer of the Give And Go Sport Education documentary that discusses the advantages of a multi-sport lifestyle in youth sport. As well, he is a published author of more than 25 books. Duff's books include The China Wall: The Timeless Legend of Johnny Bower; The Bruise Brothers: Hockey's Heavyweight Champions; Nicklas Lidstrom: The Pursuit of Perfection; Nine: A Tribute To Gordie Howe; Nineteen: A Tribute To Steve Yzerman; Seven: A Tribute to Ted Lindsay; and The History of Hockeytown; and I Wore 21: The Desmond Howard Story. Duff doesnât merely write about sports, he plays them. He still plays rugby in the Niagara Rugby Union for Windsor Rogues RFC. A hockey goalie for 50 years, Duff once famously won a charity shootout competition against NHL star Jason Spezza.
Education
- 1983 graduate of York University
- 1979 graduate of Victoria Park Secondary School
Professional Achievements
- Four-time winner of Ontario Newspaper Awards
- Three-time winner of Professional Hockey Writers' Association Awards
- Member of Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame voting committee
- Honorary member, Elias Sports Bureau
- Past vice-president, Society For International Hockey Research
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