Casey Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2016) Winner
Michael Leahy
マイケル・レーヒー
Maikeru Rēhī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-01-28 （Newark, New Jersey, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Suburb of Los Angeles, California → Suburb of Washington, D.C.
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times
- Nominations
- PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale College | — | — | — | — | United States |
Yale College
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Casey Award | The Last Innocents | Best Baseball Book | Spitball: The Baseball Literary Magazine | Won |
| 2004 | GQ Magazine's best sports book of the year | When Nothing Else Matters | — | GQ Magazine | Won |
| 2006 | Society of Professional Journalists Best Magazine Story | — | — | Society of Professional Journalists | Won |
Casey Award
2016
Work:
The Last Innocents
Category:
Best Baseball Book
Organization:
Spitball: The Baseball Literary Magazine
Result:
Won
GQ Magazine's best sports book of the year
2004
Work:
When Nothing Else Matters
Organization:
GQ Magazine
Result:
Won
Society of Professional Journalists Best Magazine Story
2006
Organization:
Society of Professional Journalists
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hard Lessons: Senior Year at Beverly Hills High School
1988 Non-fictionFollows the lives of six Beverly Hills High School students, class of 1986, dealing with challenges of teenage life in modern America.
YouthAmerican Society
When Nothing Else Matters
2004 Non-fictionChronicles basketball superstar Michael Jordan's last NBA comeback.
SportsComeback
The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers
2016 Non-fictionExamines the tumultuous political and social change of the 1960s through the lens of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1960sBaseballSocial Change
Bibliography
- Hard Lessons: Senior Year at Beverly Hills High School (1988)
- When Nothing Else Matters (2004)
- The Last Innocents: The Collision of the Turbulent Sixties and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intimate portraits of subjectsExploration of diverse topics
Legacy
Known for non-fiction on sports and social issues, winner of Casey Award, multiple selections in Best American Sports Writing.
Trivia
- Moved to a suburb of Los Angeles at age 10.
- Was present at Sandy Koufax's perfect game.
- Resides with wife Jane in a suburb of Washington, D.C.; one child.