Sports journalist Jérôme Le Fauconnier died at the age of 57 on the night of October 3 to 4. Upset, his friend Denis Brogniart paid him a heartbreaking tribute.
Less than a month after the death of Didier Roustan, The team and sports journalism are once again in mourning: Jérôme Le Fauconnier, who worked for the daily newspaper and had been battling illness for 3 years, died on the night of Thursday October 3 to Friday October 4 at the age of 57. His disappearance upset his friend Denis Brogniart. On Instagram, the presenter of Koh-Lanta published a poignant tribute to the deceased: “My friend Jérôme Le Fauconnier left yesterday, defeated by this damn Charcot disease after having fought with incredible courage. He was a sensitive, funny man, a remarkable journalist at the newspaper The teaman accomplice of thirty years on numerous events that we covered together.”
Denis Brogniart pays tribute to the combativeness of his friend
Denis Brogniart recalls in this message that, despite Charcot’s illness, Jérôme Le Fauconnier wanted to continue writing for The team: “He wrote with passion until the end. I loved his wit, his humor, his self-deprecation, his courage and his altruism which guided him until the end, never complaining..” His last article on the sports daily’s website was published on August 8 and concerned the sporting retirement of French handball player Nikola Karabatic.
The career of Jérôme Le Fauconnier, great football fan
The host of Koh-Lanta continues his message by revealing the meaning of the photo illustrating this tribute: “I remember laughing out loud a few months ago when I poured you a bucket of ice water as part of the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness about Charcot’s disease. Rest in peace my Jerome. I think very much of his wife Anouk and his two sons Quentin and Elliot.” Indeed, the photo posted shows them participating in this challenge at the Molitor swimming pool in Paris. Jérôme Le Fauconnier died after three years of fighting against Charcot’s disease. The journalist began his career at But Then France Evening before joining The team in 2002. He made a place for himself in the football section, and covered the 2006 World Cup taking place in Germany. In 2011, he joined the television channel of the same group, L’Equipe 21, as a journalist and image reporter for three years. In 2016, Jérôme Le Fauconnier returned to daily sports to cover handball, basketball and volleyball.
Denis Brogniart’s publication can be discovered by clicking ICI.
Article written in collaboration with 6médias.
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