Olof Arne Hegerfors (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːlɔf ˈɑ̂ːɳɛ ˈhêːɡɛrfɔʂ]; 4 July 1942 – 29 January 2024) was a Swedish sports journalist and television presenter. He had a long career in television spanning from television presenter on Sveriges Television and to sports commentator on Canal Plus.
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| Born | Olof Arne Hegerfors 4 July 1942 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 29 January 2024 (aged 81) Stockholm, Sweden |
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Early life
editHegerfors was born on 4 July 1942 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the son of Torsten Hegerfors, a university lecturer, and his wife Anna Maria (née Pettersson).[1] He was the brother of the journalist, cartoonist and author Sture Hegerfors. He passed studentexamen in 1964 and completed university studies in Gothenburg between 1966 and 1967.[1]
Career
editHegerfors began his career as an employee at Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning from 1964 to 1966 and at Kvällsposten in 1966. He worked at Sveriges Radio in Gothenburg from 1967 to 1969 and at the sports section of Sveriges Television (SVT) in Stockholm from 1969.[1]
Hegerfors is mostly known as a sports commentator on SVT and Canal Plus from 1969 until 2011.[2] He was awarded the Stora Journalistpriset in 1992.[3]
Hegerfors had a promising career in football and had a contract offer from a French football club, OGC Nice.[4] But after a serious knee injury he could not play any more and moved on to a career in journalism.[4] Lars-Gunnar Björklund started a sports department at SVT (known as Sveriges Radio-TV until 1979) in Gothenburg and recruited Hegerfors.[5]
In 2000, Hegerfors appeared in Markoolio's music video for his song "Mera mål", where he acted as himself.[6] He has also presented entertainment shows for SVT, like Kryzz.[7] He won the Swedish television Kristallens Honour Award in 2008.[8]
Hegerfors made several memorable commentaries in ice hockey and football matches. He was SVT's correspondent at the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 when 39 people died and 376 were injured during a UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and Juventus.[9] He also commentated on the basketball final between the Soviet Union and the United States at the 1972 Olympic Games which the Soviet Union won 50–49 after a disputed refereeing decision in the last seconds.[10]
Hegerfors was also known for making entertaining jokes as a commentator.[11][12] He retired in 2011.[13]
Between 1993 and 1996, Hegerfors was the television presenter for the SVT show Det kommer mera, along with Martin Timell.[14] Hegerfors also published one book, entitled Ralf: en gör så gôtt en kan! ("Ralf: he does his very best").[15]
Personal life
editIn 1983, he married Kerstin Johansson (born 1953), the daughter of district veterinarian Algot Johansson and nurse Ingrid (née Montelius).[1] He had met his future wife in 1978. The couple had two children together.[16] Hegerfors also had a child from a previous marriage.[17]
Hegerfors died on 29 January 2024, at the age of 81.[18]
Bibliography
edit- Edström, Ralf; Hegerfors, Arne (1973). Ralf: en gör så gôtt en kan! (in Swedish). Bromma: Williams. ISBN 91-31-00181-5. SELIBR 7238558.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 472. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
- ^ "Arne Hegerfors svåra tid efter åren i tv: "Stroke, hjärtinfarkt och hjärntumör"". Femina (in Swedish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Sveriges Radio (25 October 2011). Moraltest: Arne Hegerfors. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ a b Sveriges Radio (15 March 2010). Dagens gäst – Arne Hegerfors. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Lars-Gunnar Björklund har avlidit". Expressen (in Swedish). 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Mera mål! | Markoolio feat. Arne Hege... | 40 SEK" (in Swedish). Bokbörsen AB. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Björn Skifs: "Jag älskar verkligen Arne"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Här är vinnarna i "Kristallen"". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Svår balansgång för läktarfolket". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 10 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
- ^ ""En rent sagolik händelse"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "Stort tack Hegerfors – här är dina tio bästa citat" (in Swedish). Nyheter24.se. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Sveriges Radio (22 May 2012). Arne Hegerfors tackar för sig (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Arne Hegerfors: Jag slutar med tv". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Forsell, Mikael (29 January 2024). "Arne Hegerfors – de stora ögonblickens man". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). TT. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Ralf. Williams Förlags AB. 1973. ISBN 9789131001810. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Arne Hegerfors: "Kerstin får mitt liv att fungera"". Allas.se (in Swedish). 20 July 2017. Archived from the original (web.archive.org) on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Hon fick morfar och mamma att försonas". Expressen (in Swedish). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Grönlund, William; Nyström, Mats (29 January 2024). "Sport: Arne Hegerfors är död" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
External links
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Media related to Arne Hegerfors at Wikimedia Commons- Arne Hegerfors at IMDb
