John Feinstein, the former sports journalist and columnist of the Washington Post and the best -selling author, died Thursday.
Feinstein was 69 years old.
The Washington Post said that Feinstein died at his brother Robert in McLean, Virginia.
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John Feinstein on the golf channel during the first round of the players championship in the course of the players in TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2017 in Ponte Vedra Beach. (CY CYR/PGA TOUR)
The cause of Feinstein’s death has not been revealed.
Feinstein had presented a column for the Washington Post one day before his death by the basketball coach of the state of Michigan, Tom Izzo.
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Feinstein’s career at Washington Post began in 1977, but at first it had nothing to do with sports. He was a reporter of the night police, but “he soon distinguished himself in the sports rhythm,” according to the obituary of the departure.
“It covered a wide range of sports and developed a talent for a deep supply that fed dramatic narratives and driven by personality on athletes, coaches and management,” the obituary continued.
While working for the Washington Post, Feinstein was also working for ESPN, NPR and The Gold Channel. He also had shows in Siriusxm.
Feinstein also wrote more than 40 books, including the best -selling basketball book of all time, “Season on the Brink”, which debuted in 1986 after a year free from his Washington Post concert was taken to follow Indiana Hoosiers from 1985 and his polarizing chief coach, Bob Knight.
The author John Feinstein observes the action between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Raves of the Ravens Bank area in Heinz Field on December 26, 2004 in Pittsburgh. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
The book was a great success, spending 17 weeks as the success of sales number 1 after its launch. And casual experts and readers loved how Feinstein did not neglect a single detail about how Knight went to train his players for a season with an appearance in the NCAA tournament, but not a national championship.
The Hoosiers won the third and last national title of Knight as chief coach of Indiana during the 1986-87 campaign.
The book finally adapted to an ESPN TV film, which premiered in March 2002.
Feinstein is 23 times more New York Times that achieved the milestone of publishing its 50th book, “The Ancient Eight”, which deepens the Ivy League football. The book was released last year.
It was announced in November that Feinstein would join the University of Longwood as an issuer and teacher, providing color comments for ESPN+ male basketball games.
John Feinstein, from the Sports CBS Radio Network, transmitting from Radio Row in New Orleans during the 2013 Super Bowl. (John Paul Filo/CBS through Getty Images)
Feinstein’s achievements have been recognized with numerous awards and inductions, which include the Naismith Basketball Hall and the National Hall of Fame National Sportswriters and Sportscasters.
