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Shocker. Post revised its obit to note he was 69. Still way too young.
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RIP John Feinstein
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BurnsWhenIPee
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Caddy for Life also was a personal favorite.
Forever's Team, about the 1978 Duke team that lost to Kentucky in the championship game, feels like a very underrated one of his. I was surprised how much I liked that one.
I could read just about anything that he wrote. A true professional.
Forever's Team, about the 1978 Duke team that lost to Kentucky in the championship game, feels like a very underrated one of his. I was surprised how much I liked that one.
I could read just about anything that he wrote. A true professional.
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This is a great way to put it. Obviously there were standout books and personal favorites. But even his "lesser" titles were always great to read.
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"Ball Four" was mine!
I got it for Christmas and haven't gotten to it yet
I checked my shelves and have:
Season on the Brink
The Legends Club
Living on the Black
The Last Amateurs
The Punch
BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Was just gonna say The Punch is an underrated book. Such a great idea and so well-executed.
John
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A Season Inside is one of my favorites. I've read at least five times. A great, versatile writer. RIP
From Dave Kindred on social:
My great friend John Feinstein died this morning of a heart attack at 69. Too soon. We needed more time. Forty-eight years were not enough. I celebrated and enjoyed his every success, at the Washington Post, on best-seller lists, and in all those moments when I suggested he might let someone else say a word or two, only to hear him remind me, correctly, "But people like to hear me talk." God must be getting an earful today.
My great friend John Feinstein died this morning of a heart attack at 69. Too soon. We needed more time. Forty-eight years were not enough. I celebrated and enjoyed his every success, at the Washington Post, on best-seller lists, and in all those moments when I suggested he might let someone else say a word or two, only to hear him remind me, correctly, "But people like to hear me talk." God must be getting an earful today.
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Hard to fathom. I read Season on the Brink and had no idea a sports book could provide that level of detail on the "inside ".
Too many for me to list here.
Total bummer. Thanks Mr. Feinstein for the joy you brought to my life.
Too many for me to list here.
Total bummer. Thanks Mr. Feinstein for the joy you brought to my life.
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Final column for the post ran yesterday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/03/13/tom-izzo-michigan-state/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/03/13/tom-izzo-michigan-state/
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Really good from Forde.
John Feinstein Perfected Art of Telling Singular Story With Ceaseless Reporting
John Feinstein Perfected Art of Telling Singular Story With Ceaseless Reporting
