Mike Celizic Explained

Michael J. Celizic (August 18, 1948^[1] – September 22, 2010) was an American author and columnist.

Celizic was born in Leroy Township, Ohio, and was a graduate of Painesville Riverside High School and the University of Notre Dame.

Celizic authored seven books, including The Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State and the Fall of 1966.^[2]

Celizic had been a reporter for the Home News Tribune of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a sports columnist for The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey. He was also a columnist for msnbc.com for 13 years.^[3] He was known for a trademark look that always included a hat.

Celizic died of cancer, survived by a wife, Margaret, and four children.^[3] He had covered the treatment on his lymphoma in a journal for MSNBC up until his decision to forgo further chemotherapy treatments following an unfavorable diagnosis of the cancer's return from remission.^[4]

References

• Malone, George (September 23, 2010). "Obituary" NBC Sports
• Levin, Jay (September 22, 2010). "Obituary NorthJersey.com
• "So Long, Mike Celizic", Jared Max, CBS New York, September 23, 2010
• "Here’s To The Hat – My Last Conversation With Mike Celizic", Ann Liguori, CBS New York, September 23, 2010

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cancer journal: A happy birthday despite grim news. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820155000/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38771115/ns/today-today_health/. live. 2010-08-20. Celizic. Mike. 2010-08-19. MSNBC.
2. Book: The Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State and the Fall of 1966 . Mike Celzic . 1992 . 0-671-75817-9 . registration .
3. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38832689/ns/sports/ "A sad, fond farewell to Mike Celizic"
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820155000/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38771115/ns/today-today_health/ "Cancer journal: A happy birthday despite grim news"