Alma mater Muhlenberg College Name Jack McCallum | Role Novelist Education Muhlenberg College | |
Occupation Novelist and sportswriter Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Nonfiction Books Dream Team: How Michael, 07 Seconds or Less, Bleeding Orange: Fifty Year, Unfinished Business: On and O, Foul lines Similar People Jim Boeheim, Leonard Wood, Michael Jordan, Bill Simmons | ||
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Jack McCallum (born 1949) is an American novelist and sportswriter.
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- Jack mccallum has tough time revising his 50 greatest nba players list sports illustrated
- Jack mccallum is amar e stoudemire hall of fame worthy sports illustrated
- Early life and education
- Career
- Novelist
- Bibliography
- References
Jack mccallum is amar e stoudemire hall of fame worthy sports illustrated
Early life and education
He graduated from Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1971.
Career
McCallum joined the staff of Sports Illustrated magazine in 1981, and became known for his articles on the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the Basketball Hall of Fame's Curt Gowdy Media Award – Print in 2005.
During the 2005–06 NBA pre-season, McCallum began working as an unofficial assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns NBA basketball team, based in Phoenix, Arizona, 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 his book :07 Seconds or Less – My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns (2006).
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.
Additionally, McCallum wrote Unfinished Business: On and Off the Court With the 1990-91 Boston Celtics, as well as Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and The Greatest Team Of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, a nonfiction book chronicling the players on the Dream Team and the events before, during and after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Novelist
With L. Jon Werthiem, McCallum also co-wrote a basketball novel, Foul Lines – A Pro Basketball Novel (2006).