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Richard Herbert Beddoes ( – 24 August 1991) was a Canadian sports journalist. He was a columnist for The Vancouver Sun and The Globe and Mail and later appeared on television and radio.
He moved to Toronto to work for The Globe and Mail in 1964. As the paper's senior sports columnist, he wrote a column which predicted that the Canadian team would win every game of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. After the Soviet team won the first game of that series, Beddoes ate a printed copy of that column after covering it with borscht.
He remained on staff with the Globe and Mail until his column on 3 September 1980 was revealed to have contained substantial, unattributed material from the New York Times. After publishing an apology, Beddoes left print media and was subsequently appointed sports director at CHCH-DT in Hamilton where he remained until his dismissal in 1988. In January 1990, he joined CFRB radio in Toronto as host of The Sports Connection talk show. Most other available obituaries claimed age 65.
Beddoes also Ghostwriter a syndicated column on behalf of hockey player Bobby Orr in the late 1960s.
Beddoes was known for his variety of clothing colours and his numerous hats, He directly influenced Don Cherry's broadcasting career and clothing choices.
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