Pat Forde
Pat Fordeis a sports journalist who is a national columnist forSports Illustrated.He previously worked forESPN,The Courier-JournalinLouisville,Kentucky,andYahoo Sports.
Personal life and education
[edit]Forde is a native ofColorado Springs,Colorado.He currently lives in Louisville with his wife Tricia,[1]a former swimmer atNorthwestern University.[2]All three of their children were college swimmers—son Mitchell atMissourifrom 2013 to 2017, another son Clayton atGeorgiafrom 2016 to 2020, and daughterBrookeatStanfordfrom 2017 to 2022.[3]Brooke was a silver medalist in theTokyo Olympicsin 2021 as part of the USA 4 × 200m freestyle relay team.[2]
Forde played high school football forGary Barnettduring his sophomore and junior years (1980–81) atAir Academy High Schoolin Colorado Springs.[4][5]He is a 1987 graduate of theUniversity of MissouriinColumbia,Missouri.
Career
[edit]The Courier-Journal
[edit]Forde began his career in 1987 working as a journalist forThe Courier-Journal,where his writing won numerous awards.[6]He initially worked there as a beat reporter and then spent 12 years writing a column.
ESPN
[edit]In 2004, Forde leftThe Courier-Journalto join ESPN full-time after freelancing for their website for about seven years.[1]During the NCAA football season, Forde wrote a column called "Forde Yard Dash", and during the NCAA basketball season, he wrote a column called "Forde Minutes". He also appeared on ESPN radio and television.
Yahoo! Sports
[edit]On November 1, 2011, after the expiration of his contract, Forde left ESPN to pursue a career withYahoo Sports.There, he resumed his weekly "Forde Yard Dash" and, later, his "Forde Minutes" column as well.
Sports Illustrated
[edit]On October 29, 2019, Forde joinedSports Illustratedas its new senior college sports writer. He continues to write both "Forde-Yard Dash" and "Forde Minutes" forSI.[7]
Book on Rick Pitino
[edit]In 2008, Forde served as the co-author forUniversity of Louisvillebasketball coachRick Pitino'sRebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ab"FWAA > Awards > Best Writing Contest".
- ^abBozich, Rick (June 22, 2021)."The Forde family has an amazing Olympic swimming story to tell".WDRB.RetrievedJune 23,2021.
- ^Forde, Pat (March 12, 2020)."For Seniors, the College Season's Sudden End Is a Uniquely Brutal Heartbreak".SI.com.RetrievedJune 13,2020.
- ^"Forde: Extreme Makeover".September 2, 2004.
- ^Our Colorado News
- ^Pat Fordebiography at Harper Collins Publishers.
- ^"Pat Forde Joining Sports Illustrated to Cover College Sports".Sports Illustrated.October 29, 2019.RetrievedOctober 29,2019.
- ^Rick Pitino (with Pat Forde),Rebound Rules: The Art of Success 2.0This book is often used by his detractors as proof that he is biased against the University of Kentucky and John Calipari, with whom Rick Pitino has had a long-running, public feud. (New York: Harper Collins, 2008).
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[edit]- Living people
- 1960s births
- Missouri School of Journalism alumni
- College football announcers
- American horse racing announcers
- College basketball announcers in the United States
- Writers from Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Writers from Louisville, Kentucky
- Courier Journal people
- Sportswriters from Kentucky
- Sportswriters from Colorado