Alan Sayers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alan Sayers

New Zealand sprinter and rugby union footballer

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Death: 19-Aug-2017

Profession: biographer, journalist, sprinter, rugby union player, rugby league player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alan John Sayers (6 December 1915 – 19 August 2017) was a New Zealand journalist, photographer and athlete who represented The New Zealand Herald prior to World War II.
When the war was over he was invited to join the Auckland Star where he was the first reporter in New Zealand to receive a personal by-line.
In 1953 he was an official journalist on the tour of Queen Elizabeth II to the Pacific Islands and New Zealand.