By Kami Barrett-Batchelder Associate Director
John Feinstein
On Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 7 p.m., John Feinstein will present his second lecture at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Jupiter, “An Evening with John Feinstein – Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White.” This evening lecture is being generously sponsored by Ken and Felice Hassan. A book-signing event will follow the lecture at 8:30 p.m. John Feinstein’s first lecture with Osher LLI was in the winter of 2016. It was received enthusiastically by our members who enjoyed the presentation on sports. We welcome Mr. Feinstein back this semester and would like to share a few snippets of information about him that you may not have known.
Did you know that…
John Feinstein was born in New York City. His father, Martin Feinstein, was heavily involved in the arts having been the General Manager of the Washington National Opera from 1980 to 1995 and the first Executive Director of the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. from 1972 to 1980.
John Feinstein is the author of 35 books, including two #1 New York Times Bestsellers: A Season on the Brink (1986) and A Good Walk Spoiled (1995).
A Season on the Brink was adapted to film with an ESPN production of the same title in 2002. It starred Brian Dennehy in the role of Bob Knight.
Mr. Feinstein is also the author of 10 young readers mysteries. His first young adult mystery, Last Shot: Mystery at the Final Four won the Edgar Allen Poe Award in 2006.
Feinstein’s book Caddy for Life: The Bruce Edwards Story, released in 2004, is about the life and final days of Tom Watson’s caddy, Bruce Edwards, who was diagnosed with ALS. Feinstein and long-time friend Terry Hanson engaged the William Morris Agency and commissioned a screenplay in conjunction with Matt Damon’s and Ben Affleck’s production company, LivePlanet. In 2010, Caddy for Life was produced in documentary format for the Golf Channel.
He currently works as a columnist for The Washington Post, Golf Digest and Golf World. He is a regular contributor to Golf Channel and hosts a college basketball show and a golf show for SiriusXM.
His latest book, Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White (2017), which will be discussed during his Osher LLI lecture, follows freshman footballers Jason Roddin and Tom Jefferson. Jason is a blazing-fast wide receiver, while his best friend Tom has all the skills a standout quarterback needs. After summer football camp at an elite sports-focused boarding school, the boys are thrilled to be invited back with full-ride scholarships. But on day one of practice, they’re shocked when the team’s coaching staff makes Tom, a black kid, a receiver and Jason, a white kid, a quarterback.
His next book, to be published next February, is The Legends Club, a chronicle of the rivalries and friendships among Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Valvano.
An Evening with John Feinstein – Backfield Boys: A Football Mystery in Black and White
Generously sponsored by Felice and Ken Hassan
Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.; Book-signing: 8:30 – 9:00 p.m.
To register, click here.
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