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# Ian Wooldridge

(1932–2007)   Journalist

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Ian Wooldridge was a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Ian Wooldridge

Born January 14, 1932

Died March 4, 2007

Profession Journalist

## About Ian Wooldridge

Ian Wooldridge OBE, British journalist... \| Ian Edmund Wooldridge, OBE was a British sports journalist. He was with the Daily Mail for nearly 50 years.

##  Quotes by Ian Wooldridge

> [The crowds at Flushing Meadow are about as impartial as a Nuremberg Rally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-wooldridge/the-crowds-at-flushing-meadow-are-about-as-impartial-as-a-nuremberg/)

Ian Wooldridge

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/383/ian-wooldridge-85608_crowds_the-crowds-at-flushing-meadow-are-about_655657.png)

> [A few years ago we colonised this place with some of our finest felons, thieves, muggers, alcoholics and prostitutes, a strain of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-wooldridge/a-few-years-ago-we-colonised-this-place-with-some-of-our-finest/)

Ian Wooldridge

[Alcoholics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcoholics/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/ian-wooldridge-85608_alcoholics_a-few-years-ago-we-colonised-this-place_1702428.png)

> [The only equivalent plunge from genius I could think of was Ernest Hemmingway's tragic loss of ability to write. Hemmingway got up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-wooldridge/the-only-equivalent-plunge-from-genius-i-could-think-of-was-ernest/)

Ian Wooldridge

[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a7/ian-wooldridge-85608_ability_the-only-equivalent-plunge-from-genius-i_2231690.png)

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