Jack McCallum
Jack McCallum (born 1949) is an American sportswriter.
A 1971 graduate of Muhlenberg College, McCallum joined the staff of Sports Illustrated in 1981, and became known for his articles on the National Basketball Association.[1] He won the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Award for print media in 2005.[2] In November 2008, McCallum announced that he had accepted a contract buyout from Sports Illustrated, but he has continued to write pieces for the magazine as a special contributor.[3]
During the 2005–06 NBA pre-season, McCallum began working as an unofficial assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns as part of an assignment for Sports Illustrated. The piece soon evolved into a larger project, as the Suns granted McCallum full access to their practices and strategy sessions throughout the entire season. The resulting work was McCallum's 2006 book :07 Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns.[4][5]
With L. Jon Werthiem, McCallum also co-wrote a basketball novel, Foul Lines, which was released in 2006.[6]
References
- ^ Jack McCallum Archive. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on September 24, 2009.
- ^ Curt Gowdy Media Award Winners. Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on September 24, 2009.
- ^ "A Titan of NBA Writing Accepts a Buyout". ESPN. November 21, 2008. Retrieved on September 24, 2008.
- ^ Dave Feschuk. "Author sleeps over in house of rising Suns". Toronto Star. November 21, 2006. Retrieved on September 24, 2009.
- ^ "NBA Insider: Fascinating book takes close look at Suns". My SA Sports. November 3, 2006. Retrieved on September 24, 2006.
- ^ Bill Littlefield. "On the hardwood, upsets, excess, and the mouth that roared". Boston Globe. March 5, 2006. Retrieved on September 2006.
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- 1990: Herbert
- 1991: Dorr
- 1992: Goldaper
- 1993: Lewin
- 1994: Koppett
- 1995: Hammel
- 1996: Hentzen
- 1997: Ryan
- 1998: Donald & Weiss
- 1999: Barrier
- 2000: Kindred
- 2001: Kirkpatrick
- 2002: O'Connell
- 2003: Hartman
- 2004: Jasner
- 2005: McCallum
- 2006: Heisler
- 2007: Moran
- 2008: DuPree
- 2009: Vecsey
- 2010: MacMullan
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