Sports columnist, author Feinstein dies at age 69
John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday.
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RIP Journalist/Author John Feinstein, 69
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Acclaimed sportswriter John Feinstein, author of 'A Season on the Brink,' dies at 69
Feinstein is perhaps best known for 1986's "A Season on the Brink," which followed Bob Knight and the 1985-86 Indiana men's basketball team.
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Back in the day Sunday morning on ESPN was the sports reporters.
Dick Schapp hosted and there was a rotation of 4 other reporters. Feinstein was in the rotation. To me, this was a good show. Not really political, just impact of sports on society.
Dick Schapp hosted and there was a rotation of 4 other reporters. Feinstein was in the rotation. To me, this was a good show. Not really political, just impact of sports on society.
Sad to hear.Sports columnist, author Feinstein dies at age 69
John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him one of the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday.
Every college football fan should read his book.... A Civil War.
A talented Man
Great show. Bob Ryan, Mike Lupica, etc.
I used to hate watch it. I liked Dick Shapp and later John Saunders but I couldn't stand Lupica or Bob Ryan or Jason Whitlock. some of the others they had on were ok Bill Rhoden and Feinstein were good. I remember him being a big fan of the Patriot League. Mitch Album was always pretty good.
Yeah Lupica and Ryan seemed to whine a lot.
Ryan was the epitome of the old guy yelling at the clouds. Someone should have told him to trim his eyebrows, it's not a comb over and to brush his teeth once in a while.
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If I remember correctly, John was a big fan of JVP. He once said his favorite college football teams were Columbia, Army, and Penn State. He tried on several occasions to get access to Joe to write a book but it never happened. He was really torn by the Sandusky scandal.
He proliferated the idea of Joe had to know.
The people inside Duke were torn on him. On one hand, he helped Duke build an improved image (at one time Duke basketball was the most hated team in sports) but on the other hand he often flouted his relationship with K. On balance, a great sportswriter who had an ego. RIP
I was never of Feinstein the personality. Books were good but as reporter he felt he was smarter than everyone in the room which seems to be fairly common in that profession.
He had an ego. He and John Thompson disliked each other and that leaked out into Feinstein’s books. That said, A Season on the Brink is a remarkable achievement.
I lost Albom after his comments on Namath being drunk on camera. An incredibly stupid take.
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Philly's Bill Conlin also was on the show quite a bit long ago.
Your right forgot all about him. His career ended almost as badly as Joes.
Nobody worse than Lupica. Annoying as hell. I never like his writing either.
He was a truly great writer and consistently an interesting guest on TV and radio shows. Conversely, he was concept defining ill-mannered, egotistical jerk. Whether it was encounters with him in the DC area or encounters with volunteers at the US Open or other golf tournaments, the stories are the same - Feinstein treated other people like garbage, particularly those he saw as less than himself. That he, Knight, and Thompson didn't get did along is interesting; in many ways, they were a lot alike.
I had the privilege of working with Feinstein for about 5 years on his stints on TV with golf. I only wanted to talk college basketball with him and not golf. He was such a fountain of information and stories that he couldn't put in print. And yes, he came off as thinking he was the smartest guy in the room and that his opinion was superior to others. Curmudgeonly to the core but would also give you the time of day and engage conversation.
