John Rosengren
John Rosengren | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Alma mater | Saint John's University (BA) Boston University (MA) |
| Notable works | Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty, and the Say Hey Kid (2008) The Fight of Their Lives (2014) |
| Spouse | Maria Rosengren |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| johnrosengren.net | |
John Rosengren (born July 24, 1964) is an American award-winning writer and journalist, and the author of ten books, mostly on sports.
Personal life
[edit]Rosengren was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 24, 1964. He holds a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University and a bachelor's degree from Saint John's University.[1]
He and his wife Maria have two children; a daughter, Alison, and a son, Brendan. They reside in Minneapolis.[2]
Career
[edit]His feature articles, profiles and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications, including The Atlantic, GQ, The New Yorker, and Sports Illustrated. He has written eight non-fiction books, mostly on sports, as well as two works of fiction.[1][3]
He wrote a book called Blades of Glory which followed the Jefferson High School boys hockey team in Bloomington, Minnesota and their 2000-2001 championship season.
Notably, Rosengren has written a well-received biography on Jewish Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes.[4] He was the author of Esera Tuaolo's autobiography, entitled Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL.[1]
Rosengren has won numerous awards for his books and magazine articles. His 10,000-word exposé in The Atlantic, entitled "How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts" won the 2017 Donald Robinson Award for Investigative Journalism and was nominated for a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize.[1][5]
Two of his books were finalists for the Casey Award: Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever, an account of the 1973 Major League Baseball season, in 2008; and The Fight of Their Lives, an account of the infamous 1965 incident between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro and its aftermath, in 2014.[6]
In October 2020, Rosengren published The Pretender in Atavist Magazine revolving around the murders committed by Lois Riess.[7] Rosengren served as co-executive producer and appeared in the documentary I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders directed by Erin Lee Carr, for HBO.[8]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels/Short stories
[edit]- Life Is Just a Party: Portrait of a Teenage Partier (1989)
- A Clean Heart (2020)
Biographies
[edit]- Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL (with Esera Tuaolo) (2006)
- Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes (2013)
Others
[edit]- Meeting Christ in Teens: Startling Moments of Grace (2002)
- Big Book Unplugged: A Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous (2003)
- Blades of Glory: The True Story of a Young Team Bred to Win (2003)
- Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever (2008)
- The Fight of Their Lives: How Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Turned Baseball's Ugliest Brawl into a Story of Forgiveness and Redemption (2014)
- Classic Baseball: Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments (2022)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "About John Rosengren".
- ^ Halsey Hall profile - Rosengren, John.
- ^ "Interview with John Rosengren: "I suppose the morning routine is a bit of procrastination."". 5 February 2023. Famous Writing Routines
- ^ Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. Penguin Books. 2013.
- ^ Rosengren, John (December 15, 2016). "How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts". The Atlantic.
- ^ Casey Award. Spitball: The Baseball Literary Magazine.
- ^ Rosengren, John. "The Pretender". Atavist Magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "HBO Original Two-Part Documentary I'M NOT A MONSTER: THE LOIS RIESS MURDERS Debuts October 15". Warner Bros. Discovery. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.