Sid Hartman (March 15, 1920 – October 18, 2020) was an American games writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the WCCO 830 AM radio broadcast. For a very long time, he was additionally a specialist on the week after week TV program Sports Show with Mike Max, which broadcasted Sunday evenings at 9:30 p.m. on WUCW 23 in the Twin Cities metro region. He kept composition for the Star Tribune until his demise at 100 years old. 

Hartman's name was among several thousands on Ponzi conniver Bernie Madoff's customer list. It isn't openly known how much cash, assuming any, Hartman lost with Madoff when the $50 billion extortion was uncovered late in 2008. 

Hartman wedded Barbara Balfour in 1964. They later separated in 1972. Hartman's child Chad Hartman likewise has a public broadcast on WCCO. He additionally had an embraced little girl, Chris Schmitt. Hartman portrayed previous Lakers player, previous Vikings mentor and regular radio visitor Bud Grant, whom he had known since 1945, as his "nearby close companion". He was likewise the person who accepted Grant into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994. 

In December 2016, Hartman was hospitalized in Minneapolis subsequent to falling and breaking his privilege hip. He went through medical procedure to fix his hip the next day. Accordingly, Hartman reported his segments would be put on rest. He got back to deal with January 13, 2017, going to the news meeting for new Gophers football trainer P. J. Speck. 

Hartman turned 100 in March 2020. He had 21,149 bylines by that time.Minnesota Twins Hall of Famer Rod Carew depicted Hartman as his "mate" and "the main person that I believed when I was [in Minnesota], that I could converse with and not stress over it." Minnesota Vikings Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton portrayed Hartman as his "closest companion in Minnesota" and "the best columnist, generally legitimate, anticipated writer, sports columnist that I've ever known". 

Hartman likewise met with prestigious nearby performer Prince during the time he was getting ready for his 2007 Super Bowl XLI halftime show execution. 

On October 18, 2020, Hartman passed on at 100 years old. His last section, a conversation with Minnesota Vikings wide recipient Adam Thielen, was distributed by the Star Tribune that very day. Thielen, Vikings Hall of Famer Randy Moss and Vikings proprietors Mark and Zygi Wilf were among the individuals who offered recognition, alongside various Minnesota Twins players and chiefs, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx proprietor Glen Taylor, Timberwolves mentor Ryan Saunders, the spokespersons for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ball and football crews and Minnesota lead representative Tim Walz.