PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2015) Winner
Bob Ryan
ボブ・ライアン
Bobu Raian
Aliases:
Robert P. Ryan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-02-21 （Trenton, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Trenton, New Jersey → Hingham, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- sportswriter, author, columnist
- Active Years
- 1968-2012
- Affiliations
- The Boston Globe, High Point University
- Memberships
- College Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, New England Basketball Hall of Fame
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville School | — | — | — | 1960-1964 | United States |
| Boston College | — | History Department | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
Lawrenceville School
Period:
1960-1964
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
United States
Boston College
History Department
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
History major
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | National Sportswriter of the Year | — | — | National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association | 受賞 |
| 2007 | National Sportswriter of the Year | — | — | National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association | 受賞 |
| 2008 | National Sportswriter of the Year | — | — | National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association | 受賞 |
| 2009 | National Sportswriter of the Year | — | — | National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Curt Gowdy Media Award | — | — | Basketball Hall of Fame | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing | — | — | PEN America / ESPN | 受賞 |
National Sportswriter of the Year
2000
Organization:
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Result:
受賞
National Sportswriter of the Year
2007
Organization:
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Result:
受賞
National Sportswriter of the Year
2008
Organization:
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Result:
受賞
National Sportswriter of the Year
2009
Organization:
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Result:
受賞
Curt Gowdy Media Award
1996
Organization:
Basketball Hall of Fame
Result:
受賞
Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism
2006
Result:
受賞
PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary Sports Writing
2015
Organization:
PEN America / ESPN
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Scribe: My Life in Sports
2014 AutobiographyAutobiography reflecting on his 44-year career in sports writing at The Boston Globe.
sports journalismBoston Celtics
Drive: The Story of My Life
1989 BiographyCo-authored with Larry Bird, the story of Bird's life.
NBABoston Celtics
Forty Eight Minutes
1987 Non-fictionBook on basketball co-authored with Terry Pluto.
basketball
Bibliography
- Wait Till I Make the Show: Baseball in the Minor Leagues
- Celtics Pride: The rebuilding of Boston's world championship basketball team
- The Pro Game: The World of Professional Basketball
- Hondo: Celtic Man in Motion
- Forty Eight Minutes
- Cousy on the Celtic Mystique
- Drive: The Story of My Life
- Boston Celtics: The History, Legends, and Images of America's Most Celebrated Team
- The Four Seasons
- The Road to the Super Bowl
- When Boston Won the World Series: A Chronicle of Boston's Remarkable Victory in the First Modern World Series of 1903
- Scribe: My Life in Sports
- In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love Affair
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- passionate and detailed reportingconversational column stylebasketball expertise
- Recurring Motifs
- Boston CelticsNBA Finalsinside sports
Legacy
Regarded as the quintessential American sportswriter, renowned for his basketball coverage, especially the Boston Celtics, and recipient of numerous awards including lifetime achievement in literary sports writing.
Trivia
- His son Keith died at age 37 in Pakistan in 2008 (apparent suicide, murder suspected)
- Suspended for one month by The Boston Globe over controversial comments about Joumana Kidd
- Retired from daily duties at The Boston Globe after the 2012 London Olympics