Dufresne won multiple awards, including California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Assn. Chris Dufresne. His father worked in the papers transportation department for 37 years. in 2011. A sad reminder we are guaranteed nothing. Dufresne continued rising at the paper, serving as national college football and basketball columnist from 1995-2015, when he accepted a buyout and left. He also provided the greatest gift a journalist can offer his readers: Chris didnt just report the news in an engaging, entertaining way. Dufresnes weekly Rankman column was among the most popular elements in the sports pages, featuring his own college football and basketball rankings and pithy observations on the teams. At a Willow Glen chapel Monday night, well-wishers drifted in to say goodbye to Browne, a longtime South Bay resident who died Nov. 20 at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose at age 77. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. New Journey - Chris Dufresne Death - Obituary - Facebook However, her greatest joy came from her family especially her adored grandchildren. Born in Fullerton, Dufresne grew up in La Habra and graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1981 with a degree in journalism. According to his bio on the LA Times, Dufresne started as a truck loader at the Times in 1976. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Chris Dufresne, heralded college football writer, dies at 62 Chris Dufresne: Eleven months to one year. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. Funeral Mass. Born in New Orleans to Ernest Dufresne and Anna Baldwin, he served in WWII Army-Air Force & as plumber/pipe-fitter for Local 60. . He was 62. Dufs hilarious weekly Rankman ratings were the cause of both laughter and outrage, and his weekly college football roundups were the stuff of poetry., ESPNs Gene Wojciechowski wrote, when covering a college football game, there was no better moment than when you walked into a press box, looked at the seating sheet, and realized that Chris Dufresne of the L.A. Times would be sitting next to you from kickoff to deadline filing. College football is foundationally rooted in where you went to school, so it was great to be Judge Judy. LOS ANGELES Former Los Angeles Times sports reporter Chris Dufresne, best known for his college football coverage, has died at age 62, the newspaper announced Tuesday. To plant trees in memory, please visit . Poulsbo Obituaries - Latest Obituaries in Poulsbo, WA - Echovita FIFA president Gianni Infantinos tactic of publicly criticizing broadcasters for offering too little to screen the Womens World Cup has not worked out yet, Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer is about to start his first game for his new team the Yokohama BayStars, Mookie Betts had three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four times in a 13-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.