Lee Feinswog (born August 12, 1954, in

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and

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noted for being the

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and host of the TV shows Sports Monday and Sports 225 in

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. He is the editor of VolleyballMag.com (Volleyball magazine) and also contributes to the Baton Rouge magazine ''225.'' His books include ''Tales From the LSU Sidelines'' (2002) and''HoopDaddy'' (2006). He also was a contributing author to ''What It Means To Be a Tiger'' (2010).

Early years: 1954-1977

Feinswog, the son of Harold "Cy" Feinswog and Joan Mirman Feinswog, grew up with his younger sister, Sue, in

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. A 1972 graduate of

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, he was captain of the swim team and editor of his

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. He later attended

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(1972–1975) where he swam his freshman year and played three years of

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. He graduated from

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at Carbondale in 1977 with a degree in

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Missouri to Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 1978-present

Feinswog worked as a sportswriter for the

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Courier-Post in 1978 and was sports editor for the

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, weekly group until 1981. He manned the sports desk at the ''

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'' from 1981 to 1984 and was a sportswriter at the

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from 1984 to 1998. He began Sports Monday on September 25, 1995, and remains the executive producer and host of the show since renamed Sports 225 (in August 2011). Feinswog was the recipient of the 1987 and 1996 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Columnist of the Year awards.

Fathers and sons: HoopDaddy

''HoopDaddy'' was Feinswog's intimate look at how basketball can unite fathers and sons including himself and his son, Kirk.

Bibliography

* ''Tales From the LSU Sidelines'' (2002) Sports Publishing * ''HoopDaddy'' (2006) Stuart Bruce Publishing

External links

VolleyballMag.com
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