| John Rosengren | |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Saint John's University (BA) Boston University (MA) |
| Occupation: | Author, journalist |
| Notableworks: | Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty, and the Say Hey Kid (2008) The Fight of Their Lives (2014) |
| Spouse: | Maria Rosengren |
| Children: | 2 |
John Rosengren (born July 24, 1964) is an American award-winning writer and journalist, and the author of ten books, mostly on sports.
Rosengren was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 24, 1964. He holds a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University and a bachelor's degree from Saint John's University.[1]
He and his wife Maria have two children; a daughter, Alison, and a son, Brendan. They reside in Minneapolis.[2]
His feature articles, profiles and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications, including The Atlantic, GQ, The New Yorker, and Sports Illustrated. He has written eight non-fiction books, mostly on sports, as well as two works of fiction.[1] [3]
He wrote a book called Blades of Glory which followed the Jefferson High School boys hockey team in Bloomington, Minnesota and their 2000-2001 championship season.
Notably, Rosengren has written a well-received biography on Jewish Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes.[4] He was the author of Esera Tuaolo's autobiography, entitled Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL.[1]
Rosengren has won numerous awards for his books and magazine articles. His 10,000-word exposé in The Atlantic, entitled "How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts" won the 2017 Donald Robinson Award for Investigative Journalism and was nominated for a National Magazine Award and a Pulitzer Prize.[1] [5]
Two of his books were finalists for the Casey Award: Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever, an account of the 1973 Major League Baseball season, in 2008; and The Fight of Their Lives, an account of the infamous 1965 incident between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro and its aftermath, in 2014.[6]