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Bill Pennington

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Bill Pennington
Born
William Mark Pennington

(1956-12-12)December 12, 1956
Alma materBoston University
Occupation(s)Sports journalist and author
EmployerThe New York Times
SpouseJoyce Lynn Hand (m. 1990)
Children3

William Mark Pennington (born December 12, 1956) is an American journalist, sportswriter and author. A reporter for The New York Times since 1997, Pennington has become best known for his sports journalism on golf, skiing, baseball, football, and other sports.

Career

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Pennington began his career at the Bristol Press in Bristol, Connecticut, then worked for the Associated Press in Boston, the Providence Journal, the Stamford Advocate and The Record, where he was a beat writer for the New York Yankees and later a syndicated columnist. For five years at The New York Times, he was the beat writer covering the New York Giants. He also received acclaim for his coverage of multiple summer and winter Olympic Games.[1]

In 2008, Pennington began starring in golf videos and writing the weekly "On Par" golf column in the Times. In 2015, Pennington authored The New York Times best seller Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius.[2]

Pennington is a 15-time finalist and seven-time winner of the Associated Press sports editors national writing award, writing stories about overuse injuries in young athletes, unethical medical practices in professional sports, a profile of ski racer Lindsey Vonn and Title IX abuses.[3] His 2009 series examining the actual monetary value of an NCAA athletic scholarship won a Deadline Club award from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2009.[4]

Personal life

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Raised in central Connecticut, Pennington graduated from Farmington High School and Boston University.[5] He lives in Warwick, New York, with his wife, Joyce, and three children.[6]

Bibliography

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Books

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  • Chumps to Champs: How the Worst Teams in Yankees History Led to the '90s Dynasty (2019) ISBN 978-1328849854
  • Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius (2015) ISBN 978-0544709034
  • On Par: The Everyday Golfer's Survival Guide (2012) ISBN 978-0547548449
  • The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won (2004) ISBN 978-0060554712
  • The Winning Spirit (1992)[7]

Notable articles

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References

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  1. ^ Pennington, Bill. "Bill Pennington". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Sports and Fitness Books - Best Sellers - Books - May 3, 2015 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Bill Pennington Books | Browse Book List and Buy Now!". Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. ^ "Bill Pennington from HarperCollins Publishers". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  5. ^ "On Par". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Bill Pennington from HarperCollins Publishers". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  7. ^ "Bill Pennington from HarperCollins Publishers". Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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