Richard Elliot Sandomir (born September 4, 1957[1][2]) is an American journalist who is an obituary writer for The New York Times. He wrote about sports, male-pattern hair loss and television; he is the author of several books including Bald Like Me: The Hair-Raising Adventures of Baldman and The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything.[3]
Richard Sandomir | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 4, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Queens College, City University of New York |
| Genre | Sports |
| Notable works | The Pride of the Yankees |
| Spouse | Griffin Miller |
Education and family
editSandomir obtained his degree from Queens College, City University of New York. His wife, Griffin Miller, is an artist and writer.
Career
editSandomir was a freelance writer and focused his work on sports for a number of publications which include: The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Sports Illustrated, and Sports. He also worked for Sports Inc. as a staff writer, a business reporter for New York Newsday, a staff writer for the Stamford Advocate, and a business writer for Financial World.
Sandomir worked for The New York Times as a television, sports, and business reporter from April 1991 to 2016.[4]
Books
edit- Bald Like Me: The Hair-Raising Adventures of Baldman, Collier Books, 1990, ISBN 9780020366508, OCLC 21376329
- Friendly Persuasion- Putnam, 1990
- The Joy of Baldness: Men With Less Hair and the Women Who Love Them, Spi Books, 1993.
- The Pride of the Yankees: Lou Gehrig, Gary Cooper, and the Making of a Classic. Hachette Books. 13 June 2017. ISBN 978-0-316-35516-2. OCLC 958797744
- Books with Mark Reiter
- The Final Four of Everything- Simon & Schuster, 2009, ISBN 9781439126080, OCLC 317697822
- The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9 December 2008. ISBN 978-1-59691-947-1.
- Books with Rick Wolff
- Don't Worry, Stop Sweating...Use Deodorant- Andrews Mcmeel Pub, 1998, ISBN 9780836265095, OCLC 38410284
- Life for Real Dummies - Perennial, 1996, ISBN 9780060952075, OCLC 59666861[5]
References
edit- ^ Heaton, James. "Richard Sandomir Archives". sports.nyhistory.org. New York Historical Society. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "BALD IS BEAUTIFUL, ACTIVIST BOASTS". deseret.com. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Richard Sandomir". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
- ^ "Sandomir looks back on 25 years of sports media memories". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Richard Sandomir - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
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