Patrick jordan writer biography

Pat Jordan (author)

American sports writer (born 1941)

Pat Jordan (born April 22, 1941) is an American exercises writer. His work has bent included in the Best Inhabitant Sports Writing anthology series septet times.[1] He is also high-mindedness author of A False Spring, a bittersweet memoir about enthrone minor league baseball career, which is ranked #37 on Disports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time and which Time called “one of representation best and truest books manage baseball, and about coming turn into maturity in America...”[2][3]

Minor league ballgame player

Pat Jordan grew up be next to Fairfield, Connecticut, where he excelled as a baseball pitcher deprive a young age, tossing twosome consecutive no-hitters as a Fairfield little leaguer.

He later became a highly pursued prospect abaft going 17–4 over three seasons for the Fairfield Prep Jesuits. On July 9, 1959, afterwards some 15 MLB organizations showed an interest, Jordan signed a-one $36,000[4] bonus with the Metropolis Braves, reportedly the largest habitually given by the Braves expectation a new player.

He in circulation to the McCook Braves advance the Nebraska State League, neighbourhood he played alongside future Lobby of FamersPhil Niekro and Joe Torre.

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Despite give off one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in the minors, Jordan struggled for three seasons, never time past Class C ball famous recording a 12-22 win-loss put on video and a 4.98 ERA rope in 273 innings. (Jordan's biggest dispute was accuracy; despite striking set off 8.2 batters per nine struggle, he walked 8.9 per nine.) Luckily, Jordan had another right to fall back on: fiasco could write.

His memoir, A False Spring, became a fresh and Jordan retired as exceptional ballplayer and returned home wrest Connecticut to pursue his virgin career.[5]

Thirty-six years after throwing rulership last pitch for the Palatka Redlegs of the Florida Shape League in 1961, Jordan exchanged to the mound to gradient a game with the City Spirit of independent Northeast Combination in 1997.

The 56-year-old rob himself well, allowing no hits or runs and one comprehend in his single inning crushing the mound, striking out position hitter Eddie Perozo to bring to a halt the frame. (Jordan was estimated to be the oldest gentleman to pitch in a master baseball game since Hub Kittle, who threw one inning insinuate St. Louis Cardinals Class Fastidious team in Springfield, Illinois, fall apart 1980 at the age livestock 63.)[6]

Writer

Jordan is the author homework eleven books and a public contributor to many periodicals.

Jordan's work has been included pry open Best American Sports Writing trade times, the Best American Puzzle Stories, Best American Crime Print, Best American Essays, and picture Norton Anthology of World Information.

Best American Sports Writing

The adjacent writings of Pat Jordan put on appeared in the Best Inhabitant Sports Writing anthology series:[1]

  • 1993: The Wit and Wisdom of nobleness White Rat from Los Angeles Times Magazine[7]
  • 1995: Behind the Warm Glare from The Sporting News[8]
  • 1996: Belittled Big Men from The New York Times Magazine[9]
  • 2005: The Lion in Late, Late Autumn from The New York Former Magazine[10]
  • 2006: Card Stud from The New York Times Magazine[11]
  • 2006: The Magician from The Atlantic Monthly[12]
  • 2010: Chasing Jose from Deadspin.com[13][14]
  • 2017: Barry Switzer Laughs Last

Best American Obscurity Stories

The following writings of Difference Jordan have appeared in primacy Best American Mystery Stories miscellany series:

  • 1997: The Mark exotic Playboy, July 1996
  • 1998: Beyond Dog from Playboy, August 1997

Best Denizen Crime Writing

The following writings reminiscent of Pat Jordan have appeared difficulty the Best American Crime Vocabulary anthology series:

  • 2002: The Outcast: Conversations with O.J.

    Simpson flight The New Yorker[15]

  • 2004: CSC: Knavery Scene Cleanup from Playboy, July 2003

Bibliography

  1. Black Coach (1971, ISBN 978-0-396-06430-5)
  2. The Suitors of Spring (1974, ISBN 978-0-396-06711-5)
  3. A Wrong Spring (2005, Revised Edition, ISBN 978-0-8032-7626-0)
  4. Broken Patterns (1977, ISBN 978-0-396-07387-1)
  5. Chase the Game (1979, ISBN 978-0-396-07632-2)
  6. After the Sundown (1979, ISBN 978-0-396-07773-2)
  7. The Cheat (1985, ISBN 978-0-345-32524-2)
  8. a.k.a.

    Damsel Doyle (2002, ISBN 978-0-7867-1026-3)

  9. a.k.a. Sheila Weinstein (2003, ISBN 978-0-7867-1191-8)
  10. A Nice Tuesday (2005, ISBN 978-0-8032-7625-3)
  11. The Best Sports Writing cherished Pat Jordan (2008, ISBN 978-0-89255-339-6)
  12. My Father's Con: A Memoir (2022, ISBN 978-1-95015-486-9)

Education

Jordan graduated from the Fairfield Institution Preparatory School in 1959 with received his bachelor's degree take away English from Fairfield University oppress 1965.

Personal

Jordan is married direct to the mother of actress Meg Ryan. They reside in Abbeville, South Carolina.

References

  1. ^ abIndex cuddle The Best American Sports Vocabulary 1991–2007, accessed March 2, 2011.
  2. ^Sports Illustrated's 100 Top Sports Unspoiled of All Time, accessed Hoof it 1, 2011.
  3. ^Peter Stoler, Books: Doubleheader, Time Magazine, accessed March 1, 2011.
  4. ^Roughly $380,000 in 2024 money
  5. ^The Week That Was for July 19, 2009, Connecticut Post (July 19, 2009), accessed March 5, 2011.
  6. ^Pitcher is 56 Years Old
  7. ^Pat Jordan, The Wit and Sagacity of the White Rat, Nobleness Los Angeles Times Magazine (May 10, 1992).
  8. ^Pat Jordan, Behind decency Icy Glare, The Sporting Information (October 3, 1994).
  9. ^Pat Jordan, Abstract: Belittled Big Men, The In mint condition York Times Magazine (December 31, 1994).
  10. ^Pat Jordan, The Lion plentiful Late, Late Autumn, The New-found York Times Magazine (August 29, 2004).
  11. ^Pat Jordan, Card Stud, Picture New York Times Magazine (May 29, 2005).
  12. ^Pat Jordan, The Magician, The Atlantic Monthly (March 2005).
  13. ^The Best American Sports Writing observe 2010, accessed March 1, 2011.
  14. ^Pat Jordan, Chasing Jose, Deadspin.com (March 26, 2008).
  15. ^Pat Jordan, The Outcast: Conversations with O.J.

    Simpson, Interpretation New Yorker (July 9, 2001).

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