Richard W. Johnston (June 11, 1919 – November 6, 2008), was a Canadian sports journalist. A columnist for The Buffalo News, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1986 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He joined the paper in 1939 and retired in 1984.Bailey, Budd. "Longtime News Hockey Writer Johnston Dies", The Buffalo News, November 2008

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