Pierre Dufault
Pierre Dufault | |
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| Born | November 5, 1934 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | October 31, 2025 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa |
| Occupations | Journalist, sports commentator |
| Years active | 1952–1998 |
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| Awards | Canadian Football Hall of Fame (2001) |
Pierre Dufault (November 5, 1934 – October 31, 2025) was a Canadian journalist and sports commentator. He began as a political correspondent and reporter for the Canadian Football League (CFL) on CKCH radio, then on CBOFT-DT television. He joined the sports department of Radio-Canada in 1972 as a play-by-play announcer for CFL games, and regularly covered the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games. He was president of Football Reporters of Canada in 1984, became the late-night sports host for Radio-Canada in 1993, and was inducted into the reporters section of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001.