This week’s guest on Behind the Lines is US Sportswriter Rick Reilly.
A long-time Sports Illustrated columnist, USA Today once said Rick is the closest thing sportswriting has ever had to a rock star: he’s an 11-time National Sportswriter of the Year and has been inducted to the sportswriting and sportscasting hall of fame.
We talk of The Reilly Rules for Writing, his fame at Sports Illustrated, why he loved it and then why he left, before retiring early as the industry changed in an online age.
We also talk about his recent book, Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Donald Trump, and he reflects on his initial support of Lance Armstrong, and how he has felt cheated himselfPlus, we talk about his competing at Ferret Legging and the World Sauna Championships, the time he spent with Mexico’s famous wrestling priest, and the Red Hand of Ulster he’s got tattooed on his back.
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