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

Rosengren was born in

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on July 24, 1964. He holds a master's degree in creative writing from

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and a bachelor's degree from

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. He and his wife Maria have two children; a daughter, Alison, and a son, Brendan. They reside in Minneapolis.

Career

His feature articles, profiles and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications, including ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has written eight non-fiction books, mostly on sports, as well as two works of fiction. He wrote a book called ''Blades of Glory'' which followed the

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boys hockey team in

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and their 2000-2001 championship season. Notably, Rosengren has written a well-received biography on Jewish Baseball Hall of Famer

Hank Greenberg Henry Benjamin Greenberg (born Hyman Greenberg; January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", or "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. He played in Major Leagu ...

, ''Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes''. He was the author of

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's autobiography, entitled ''Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL''. Rosengren has won numerous awards for his books and magazine articles. His 10,000-word exposé in ''

'', entitled "How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts" won the 2017 Donald Robinson Award for Investigative Journalism and was nominated for a

National Magazine Award The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Or ...

and a

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

. Two of his books were finalists for the

Casey Award The Casey Award has been given to the best baseball book of the year since 1983. The award was begun by Mike Shannon and W.J. Harrison, editors and co-founders of ''Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine''. Casey Award recipients *1983 – Er ...

: ''Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever'', an account of the

1973 Major League Baseball season The 1973 Major League Baseball season was the first season of the designated hitter rule in the American League.

, in 2008; and ''The Fight of Their Lives'', an account of the infamous 1965 incident between

Juan Marichal Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez (born October 20, 1937), nicknamed "the Dominican Dandy", is a Dominican former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three teams from 1960 to 1975, almost entirely the San Francisco Giant ...

and

John Roseboro John Junior Roseboro (May 13, 1933 – August 16, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1957 until 1970, most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. A four ...

and its aftermath, in 2014.Casey Award''Spitball: The Baseball Literary Magazine''

Bibliography

Novels/Short stories

* ''Life Is Just a Party: Portrait of a Teenage Partier'' (1989) * ''A Clean Heart'' (2020)

Biographies

* ''Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Man in the NFL'' (with

) (2006) * ''Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes'' (2013)

Others

* ''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

External links

Official website

John Rosengren
at the

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