Author Study: Mike Lupica

It is dire for students to feel a connection to what they are learning in any subject, especially reading. I chose Mike Lupica for my author study because of his knowledge and history in writing about sports in the United States. I know not all students will enjoy sports, but I feel this is one topic that can be easily included into a classroom and can be relatable to students who enjoy sports.

Mike Lupica was born on May 11, 1952 in Oneida, New York. Mike has been a part of the sports profession for most of his life. He is one of the most prominent sports writers in America.  Mike attended Boston College. He began his career in writing about sports at the age of 23 as a columnist in New York writing about the basketball team, the New York Knicks. Mike was the youngest columnist ever to write for a New York newspaper.  Lupica launched “The Sporting Life” column in Esquire magazine in 1987. He has published various articles in World Tennis, Golf Digest, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, among many others. Over the years Lupic has been a regular on CBS Morning News, Good Morning America, and The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour. Mike has also made frequent appearances on Imus in the Morning, a radio show.

Today, Lupica lives with his family in Connecticut. Lupica has three sons and a daughter. He considers himself a “serial little league coach,” a youth basketball coach, and a soccer coach for his children. Lupica works with ESPN and ESPN 2 as an anchor delivering the latest news in the world of sports and hosting his own program, The Mike Lupica Show.