Trent Gardiner Frayne (September 13, 1918 – February 11, 2012) was a Canadian sportswriter whose career stretched over 60 years.
"[1] "Billy" Frayne, as he was known as a youth, was the only child born to father Homer, who was a railroader for the Canadian Pacific Railway and mother Ella Trent in Brandon, Manitoba.
[2] He followed Young and Allen to Toronto and joined The Globe and Mail as a general reporter earning $45 a week.
[2] During his career, Frayne's work also appeared in Chatelaine, Sports Illustrated and Saturday Evening Post magazines.
Frayne was also inducted into the Canadian News Hall of Fame and honoured with a life membership in the Baseball Writers of America.