Steve Wulf
Steven Ira Wulf is an executive editor at ESPN The Magazine. He was born in New York City, New York on December 4, 1950 and raised in Troy, New York. He attended high school at The Albany Academy and graduated from Hamilton College. 1
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[edit] Career
[edit] Books
The most notable books written and co-authored by Steve Wulf include: 2
- Baseball Anecdotes
- Legends of the Field
- I Was Right On Time
- 0:01: Parting Shots from the World of Sports
- The Mighty Book Of Sports
[edit] TV/Movies
Mr. Wulf consulted in the making of the Ken Burns' documentary Baseball and has appeared on numerous episodes of ESPN SportsCentury. 3
[edit] Michael Jordan article
Wulf wrote an article about Michael Jordan's minor league baseball career, which was featured on the cover with the headline "Bag It Michael." Jordan cut off official communication with Sports Illustrated for 15 years and counting because of the headline.[1]
[edit] 30 for 30
Steve Wulf also appeared numerous times in ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series. He was interviewed for Silly Little Game, a documentary about the beginnings of rotisserie baseball, as well as Jordan Rides the Bus. In Jordan, Wulf recounts his controversial SI article about Michael Jordan's attempt to play baseball. Wulf admits to being too critical of Jordan, but also reveals that he visited Jordan a second time and wrote a story about he was showing signs of major league potential. Sports Illustrated did not run the second story.
[edit] References
- ^ "Not even minor-league struggles could shake Jordan's confidence". CNN. April 8, 2009. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jack_mccallum/04/03/jordan.baseball/index.html?eref=T1. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
