It's time to start recognising people who have made - or are making - great contributions to Otago sport.
We have two new series designed to do just that.
Local Heroes, starting in tomorrow's Otago Daily Times, honours the contributions made at the grassroots.
We are profiling stalwarts, volunteers, long-serving administrators, revered coaches and the characters that make community sport tick.
None of them has worn a New Zealand blazer. None works in the glare of the media spotlight.
They do what they do for the love of their game, and that's why we are celebrating them.
On Monday, the countdown begins to one of the largest projects in the history of the ODT sports department.
The 150 Greatest Moments In Otago Sport is as ambitious as it sounds.
Over the past two months, I have co-ordinated a panel that has researched, discussed, analysed and sifted through a century and a half of Otago sporting moments to find our top 150.
We hope you will be intrigued and entertained by our selections.
And stick with us, because the series runs for 150 publishing days, with the No 1 moment unveiled on November 12.
