Why Dave Kindred still writes...

Worth your time. A sad story, but also one that maybe speaks to the essence of why sports writers are drawn to sports.

Legendary sportswriter Dave Kindred returns to roots by covering local girls' basketball

 

A modest giant.

 

It's sad about Kindred's wife, and that he has to deal with it every day.

But I, somehow, did not find this story to be sad.

 

A good point.

 

The story about Kindred finding fulfillment covering high school basketball was written pretty well three years ago.

Big time sports writer finds fulfillment covering small town team

The updated iteration from ESPN is still worth a read, though.

 

I knew he'd been covering that girls' team. I did not know about his wife. I hope her journey is as comfortable as it can be.

 

Same here. A very nice read.

 

Kindred: '60 Minutes' to tell the story of Atlanta’s own Dave Kindred, the consummate storyteller

 

Beautiful soul, great writer. Many young journos don't realize just how powerful a voice Kindred was at the Washington Post, because he never became a TV persona. Kornheiser and Wilbon are great in their own ways, but Kindred was the section's quiet yet towering voice -- and yet just as gentle a presence in the press box. No knock on those who moved to TV; everybody's got mouths to feed. But there are few better examples of a sportswriter understanding his lane, working it perfectly, and gracefully toiling on when the hot-take world moves on. To have him recognized now is sort of stunning. Tip of the cap to all involved.

 

Dave is good people and has always been a great resource. Got to know him through my late father. Read him at the Courier-Journal while in college, and with the Post when I went back to D.C.

A great writer and an even better man.

 

60 Minutes starting now, except on the west coast, I presume. I have it DVRing, looking forward to seeing the Kindred segment.