TOLEDO, OH -Chet Sullwold, the former Toledo Blade sports editor who worked at Toledo Rocket basketball and football games for the past 67 years, died on Thursday at his home in Toledo at the age of 91.
Sullwold originally attended the University of Toledo before serving in the military during World War II. After he returned, he attended and graduated from Ohio State, accepting a position as a sports reporter with the Blade in 1948. A year later, he began working at the scorer's table at UT basketball games. In 1956, Sullwold joined the game-day crew at UT football games, as well.