title: Gerald Mortimer
text: # Gerald Mortimer
  
  Gerald Mortimer (1937 – 30 December 2013) was an English author and sports journalist, whose career spanned over four decades.
  
  Mortimer began his career in July 1970, as a sports journalist for the Derby Telegraph (then Derby Evening Telegraph), a job which he held until his death in December 2013.
  
  Gerald Mortimer died following declining health on the night of 30 December 2013, aged 77.
  
  