Alfred Pullin
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| Born |
Alfred William Pullin 30 July 1860 Abergwili, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| Died | 23 June 1934 (aged 73) London, England |
| Resting place | Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Other names | Old Ebor |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Sports journalism |
Alfred William Pullin, known by the pseudonym Old Ebor (30 July 1860 – 23 June 1934), was a British sports journalist who wrote primarily about rugby union and cricket. He wrote mainly for British newspapers the Yorkshire Post and the Yorkshire Evening Post. Considered by critics to be one of the greatest authorities in the country on his two sports, he wrote a daily column using his pseudonym "Old Ebor" for 40 years. Most often associated with his reporting on Yorkshire County Cricket Club, he has been credited as defining the role of a sports journalist. Two of his most widely known works were on cricket: Talks with Old English Cricketers and History of Yorkshire County Cricket, 1903–23.
Pullin was born in Abergwili, Carmarthenshire in 1860, to Alfred Trask Pullin, the local schoolmaster, and his wife, Adelaide Evans. His father studied for Holy Orders; ordained in 1875, he moved to Yorkshire as an assistant curate.
Pullin first worked in journalism in 1880, as Castleford district reporter on the Wakefield Express before moving to write for other local newspapers in Cleckheaton and Bradford. Aged 25, he began to write for the Athletic News when he first used the name "Old Ebor", which meant "Old York". In later years, he preferred to be called "Old Ebor" to his real name, even by his friends. He began to work for the Yorkshire Post as Bradford reporter.
With a family background in rugby union, he played for Cleckheaton as three quarter back in the early 1880s, but was not successful enough to pursue his sporting career. Later, he became a rugby referee.
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