Chris Haney who died in June 2010 aged 59 was co-creator of which board game?
Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit) at age 59 on May 31, 2010, following a long illness. Haney was survived by his second wife, Hiam, his first wife, Sarah, and their three children. Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit) Chris Haney (August 9, 1950 – May 31, 2010) was a Canadian journalist and co-creator of the "Trivial Pursuit" board game with Scott Abbott. Haney was born on August 9, 1950 in Welland, Ontario. He attended a high school in Hamilton, Ontario but dropped out at age 17, a decision he later regretted, saying he should have dropped out earlier. His father worked for The Canadian Press news agency
Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit) and Ottawa. Haney was working at the "Montreal Gazette" as a photo editor and met Abbott in December 1975 after being assigned to support coverage of the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal. The two developed the game on December 15, 1979, after a game of "Scrabble" got them thinking of ideas for a new alternative, with Haney coming up with the idea for a trivia game over a round of beers. Within an hour, Haney and Scott had mapped out the game with its six-spoked circular board and multiple categories on a few sheets of paper. Posing as reporters,