Jack+McCallum,+Sports+Illustrated

//Sports Illustrated// senior writer Jack McCallum, who joined the magazine's staff in 1981, primarily writes about basketball, but has reported on a variety of sports-related topics ranging from baseball chatter to electronic football. He returned to the NBA beat for the 2001-02 season, having covered the league for eight years in the Bird-Magic heyday. He has also edited the weekly "Scorecard" section of the magazine. Throughout his career McCallum has authored several books, including //Unfinished Business: On and Off the Court with the 1990-1991 Boston Celtics// and //Shaq Attack//, which was published in 1993. On multiple occasions, his works have been included in the annual anthology //The Best American Sports Writing,// most recently in 1997. A 1971 graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., McCallum and his family reside in Bethlehem, Pa.

//**from SI.com**//

He also is a recipient of the Curt Gowdy Media Award from the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and thus is properly referred to as a "Hall of Fame basketball journalist."