The Resume

(December 16, 1938-May 28, 2017)
Resides in Connecticut
Columnist for ‘Sports Illustrated (1962-1989, 1998- )’
Correspondent for NPR’s ‘Morning Edition’ and HBO’s ‘Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel’
Wrote ‘Everybody’s All-American (1981),’ ‘Alex: The Life of a Child (1983),’ ‘I’m Just Getting Started (2001),’ ‘The Heart of a Champion: Celebrating the Spirit and Character of America’s Sports Heroes (2002),’ ‘An American Summer (2003)’ and ‘The Old Ball Game (2005)’

Why he might be annoying:

He talks about sports on NPR, which has very few sports fans in its audience.
He writes about sports that lack popularity, like lacrosse and curling.
Some sports fans consider him a pompous gasbag.
One critic called his radio commentaries ‘fluffy.’
He hates soccer.
He looks like an elderly Dabney Coleman.

Why he might not be annoying:

He ridicules professional wrestling.
Many NPR fans enjoy his commentaries even if they don’t like sports.
He has won many sports writing awards and prizes.
He is also a successful novelist.
His novel ‘Everybody’s All-American’ was made into a film with Jessica Lange and Dennis Quaid.
His daughter died of cystic fibrosis.
He is chairman emeritus of a foundation that raises money to fight the disease.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Car Names
• I am a New Englander
• I Attended Princeton
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 78)
• I Outlived My Child
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, It's This Big
• Lycos' Top 12 NBA Player Searches [October 2001]
• Mustaches
• Profiles 13501-13750 (Ranked: 13686)
• Supersized Egos
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 86 Votes: 63.95% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 58 Votes: 63.79% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 65.79% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 112 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 227 Votes: 64.32% Annoying