LEGENDARY former Sun journalist Vic Chapple has died aged 93.
Vic worked for the paper from our 1969 launch, helping to turn it into Britain’s No 1.
For more than 30 years he combined great charm with a tough, no- nonsense approach.
He had a ready turn of phrase, dubbing one particularly stubborn Russian leader as “the abominable NO man”.
Vic also noted with wry amusement how a faith healer summoned to cure an injured England footballer prepared by dousing her hotel breakfast cereal in neat vodka.
“Needless to say he didn’t make the World Cup,” he laughed.
Tributes to Vic were led yesterday by two former Sun editors.
Kelvin MacKenzie said: “Vic was a star.
“An example of huge talent meeting hard work.
“The success of the Sun was built on a team of reporters off which Vic was a shining light.”
Stuart Higgins added: “Vic was a rare breed of reporter, dogged, generous and unruffled.”
Colleague George Hollingbery said: “He was the complete reporter.”
Vic was also West Country correspondent and served 20 years as a Sunday Times news editor.
