His iconic greeting, “This is Steady Eddie Dearden teeing it up for ’OB Sports,” lingers in the local golf world decades later. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * His iconic greeting, “This is Steady Eddie Dearden teeing it up for ’OB Sports,” lingers in the local golf world decades later. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? His iconic greeting, “This is Steady Eddie Dearden teeing it up for ’OB Sports,” lingers in the local golf world decades later.
“Every sports fan in our listening area came to know that signoff,” recalled former CJOB sports director Bob (Knuckles) Irving, who worked alongside Eddie Dearden for years. “He was a wonderful guy, a true gentleman and a kind human being who loved his work.” Dearden, who died on March 29 at the age of 96, had started working at the CPR just out of high school after his parents died and freelanced at the .
Sports editor Jack (Matty) Matheson eventually hired him full-time and promoted him to assistant sports editor. SUPPLIED Here interviewing famed hockey player Anders Hedberg (left), Ed Dearden covered the WHA Winnipeg Jets for the Tribune and provided Jets colour commentary on CJOB broadcasts. “You know that Matty called him Steady Eddie because he was such a steady type of person,” said Kent Morgan, who sat on the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame board when Dearden was inducted into it.
“Eddie earned his Steady E.
