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Leigh Montville

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Leigh Montville is a NYT best-selling author of nine books on sports personalities ranging from Muhammad Ali, Ted Williams and Babe Ruth to Manute Bol and Evel Knievel. He has been a columnist for the Boston Globe and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. In 2016, he received the Red Smith Award for "major contributions to sports journalism" from the Associated Press Sports Editors. He is a member of the Hall of Fame at the National Sports Media Association in Salisbury, N.C. Named to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, he could not decide whether he should be inducted as a Shirt or a Skin. (He was inducted as a sportswriter.) He lives outside Boston.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • Evel

    • The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend
    • Written by: Leigh Montville
    • Narrated by: Danny Campbell
    • Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 2011-04-26
    • Language: English
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    • Sting Like a Bee

    • Muhammad Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966 -1971
    • Written by: Leigh Montville
    • Narrated by: JD Jackson
    • Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 2017-05-16
    • Language: English
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    • Tall Men, Short Shorts

    • The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter
    • Written by: Leigh Montville
    • Narrated by: Leigh Montville
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 2021-07-13
    • Language: English
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    • The Big Bam

    • The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
    • Written by: Leigh Montville
    • Narrated by: Adam Grupper
    • Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 2006-04-27
    • Language: English
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