Sports writer, author Feinstein dies at age 69

Mar 13, 2025, 03:00 PM ET John Feinstein, whose career as a columnist and bestselling author of sports books made him among the most notable sportswriters of his time, died Thursday, his brother told The Washington Post. He was 69.

Feinstein was a regular sports writer for the Post however started his profession as a night police reporter in 1977. He was most extensively known for his protection of college basketball, however discussed all sports, consisting of golf, college football and the Olympics. He composed for Golf Digest and was a frequent contributor to a variety of radio programs, with a routine stint on National Public Radio.A column on Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was published Thursday morning by The Post.

John Feinstein was honored with the Curt Gowdy Media Award by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images

Feinstein wrote 48 books, 23 of that made the New york city Times bestseller list, according to his site. His very first book, “A Season on the Verge,” which narrated the 1985-86 Indiana University basketball season, made him a family name and spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Times’ bestsellers list. The book detailed the coaching approaches of Bob Knight and was later become an ESPN film.He also composed “A Good Stroll Ruined,” about a year on the PGA Trip in 1994-95, that was also a No. 1 bestseller, in addition to a seriously well-known book on the Army-Navy football rivalry. He likewise wrote more than a dozen teenager secret books.Feinstein was honored

with the Curt Gowdy Media Award by the Basketball Hall of Popularity in 2013. He’s also in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.