Ralph Wiley, one of the only black writers in Sports Illustrated's history, author of "Why Black People Tend to Shout", frequent contributor to ESPN, and a personal inspiration to my writing, died today.
When I say sports writing, I don't mean beat writers like the San Jose Mercury's Victor Chi or other things like that--I mean the big-name columnists or journalists, like Peter King for Sports Illustrated, Peter Gammons for ESPN, Mel Kiper Jr. to anyone who'll listen, the guys whose word is law and whose opinions, while not always yours, are always interesting.
I'll miss his writing. But first I have to pick up a copy of "Why Black People Tend to Shout".
When I say sports writing, I don't mean beat writers like the San Jose Mercury's Victor Chi or other things like that--I mean the big-name columnists or journalists, like Peter King for Sports Illustrated, Peter Gammons for ESPN, Mel Kiper Jr. to anyone who'll listen, the guys whose word is law and whose opinions, while not always yours, are always interesting.
I'll miss his writing. But first I have to pick up a copy of "Why Black People Tend to Shout".
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