Pat Forde is a sports journalist who is a national columnist for ''

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''. He previously worked for

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, ''

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'' in

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, and ''

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Personal life and education

Forde is a native of

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. He currently lives in Louisville with his wife Tricia, a former swimmer at

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. All three of their children were college swimmers—son Mitchell at

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from 2013–2017, another son Clayton at

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from 2016–2020, and daughter

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from 2017–2022. Brooke was a silver medalist in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as part of the USA 4 × 200m freestyle relay team. Forde played high school football for Gary Barnett during his sophomore and junior years (1980–81) at

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in Colorado Springs. He is a 1987 graduate of the

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Career

''The Courier-Journal''

Forde began his career in 1987 working as a journalist for ''The Courier-Journal'', where his writing won numerous awards. He initially worked there as a beat reporter and then spent 12 years writing a column.

ESPN

In 2004, Forde left ''The Courier-Journal'' to join ESPN full-time after freelancing for their website for about seven years. During the NCAA football season, Forde wrote a column called "Forde Yard Dash", and during the NCAA basketball season, he wrote a column called "Forde Minutes". He also appeared on ESPN radio and television.

Yahoo! Sports

On November 1, 2011, after the expiration of his contract, Forde left ESPN to pursue a career with

. There, he resumed his weekly "Forde Yard Dash" and, later, his "Forde Minutes" column as well.

''Sports Illustrated''

On October 29, 2019, Forde joined ''

'' as its new senior college sports writer. He continues to write both "Forde-Yard Dash" and "Forde Minutes" for ''SI''.

Book on Rick Pitino

In 2008, Forde served as the co-author for

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one ...

basketball coach Rick Pitino's ''Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0''.Rick Pitino (with Pat Forde), ''Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0'' This book is often used by his detractors as proof that he is biased against the University of Kentucky and John Calipari, with whom Rick Pitino has had a long-running, public feud. (New York: Harper Collins, 2008).

References

* https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf--notre-dame-won-t-compromise-values-for-wins--so-deal-with-it.html

External links

Forde's columns and stories for ''Sports Illustrated''Forde's columns at Yahoo SportsForde's columns on ESPN.com
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