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Celebrated sportswriter and author John Feinstein passed away today. Doug Gottlieb takes a few moments to remember his friend and colleague.
Doug Gottlieb: “I fell in love with John Feinstein’s work with ‘A Season on the Brink,’ which of course followed around Bob Knight at Indiana...I said, ‘John, do you want your next best-seller?’ He said, ‘Always.’ I said come follow me around for a year to write this story.’ And he said, ‘I’ll call you.’ And he did...and I was in the middle of an exit meeting with one of my players and I pushed that button that says, ‘Can I call you back?’ And I was driving today...and on my list of calls was John and I was like, ‘Eh, I’m just, I’m gonna do it tomorrow, I’m going to do it tonight,’ And John Feinstein passed away today. It was stunning.”