Austin Murphy (writer) explained

Austin Murphy is an American author and journalist who wrote for Sports Illustrated for 33 years before corporate downsizing made him an Amazon.com delivery truck driver.^{[1] [2]} After working for Amazon, Murphy was recently hired as a writer for the Santa Rosa (Calif.) Press Democrat.^[3]

Books

• The Sweet Season: A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University (2001)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• How Tough Could It Be?: The Trials and Errors of a Sportswriter Turned Stay-at-Home Dad^{[7] [8]}
• Saturday Rules: A Season with Trojans and Domers (and Gators and Buckeyes and Wolverines) (2007)^[9]

External links

• HarperCollins' author bio

Notes and References

1. News: Murphy . Austin . I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon. . 25 December 2018 . 21 June 2019 . The Atlantic.
2. News: Rod Dreher . Austin Murphy's Grace . 25 June 2019 . . 27 December 2018. Rod Dreher .
3. Web site: King . Peter . 2020-01-06 . FMIA Wild Card: Tom Brady the Pragmatist Controls His NFL Future . 2024-01-10 . NBC Sports . en-US.
4. News: Smith . Jack . A winning 'Season' in more ways than one (book review) . Ft. Worth Star-Telegram . 23 December 2001.
5. News: Rajkowski . Frank . Murphy's book has its pros and cons (book review) . St. Cloud Times . 2 September 2001.
6. News: Chapin . Dwight . At ease beneath the radar (book review) . San Francisco Chronicle . 29 October 2001.
7. News: Farquharson . Vanessa . Domesticity (brief review) . . 2 October 2004.
8. News: Farmer . Sam . The Inside Track (book review) . Los Angeles Times . 15 June 2004.
9. News: Eric . Spanberg . Winning Formula (book review). . 4 November 2007.