Sports writer John Feinstein, author of ‘A Season on the Brink’ and other bestsellers, dies at 69

WASHINGTON (AP) – John Fan Stein, one of the country’s most important sports authors, and the author of multiple selling books, unexpectedly died on Thursday. He was 69 years old.

Fan Einstein died in McLean in Virginia for natural reasons for his brother’s house. Robert Fan Stein said he discovered John’s body.

Fantein was a full -time reporter of the Washington Post from 1977 to 1991 and an observer for shops like NPR, ESPN and Golf Channel. He served as a partner columnist, and also hosted satellite radio programs on Series XM.

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Robert Fan Stein said, “He was very excited about things.” People either loved or hated it – and so firmly. “

John Fan Stein was working until his death. He was in Washington this week to cover 10 tournaments of the Atlantic Ocean, and he Filed a column on Wednesday for the post Michigan State Coach Tom Ezo.

Fanteine ​​was comfortable in writing about a row of sports, but he was most famous for his contact with college basketball because of his ground book “a season on Burink”.

Fantein took the absence of the position in 1985 to embedded with coach Bob Knight’s Indiana team, and the book highlighted the author’s flame for the dramatic and ability to capture the author of his own articles.

Knight’s reputation for warm temperament was well -established, and Fan Einstein resurrected it. But Fan Einstein also effectively presented the personal relationships with Knight’s players, which could be a substitute for hot and abuse.

He wrote more than 40 books about Army Navy Football Games, including “a good walk bad” (1995), about professional golf, and “a civil war” (1996). After the publication of this book, he worked as a radio observer of Navy Football.

About the Ivy League football “ancient eight,” was published last year. Fan Einstein also wrote sports novels, aimed at underage readers.

After Fan Einstein, his wife, Christine, son Danny and daughters Brigade and Jean, as well as Robert and his sister, Margaret remained.

AP Sports author Eric Olson participated in the report in Omaha, Nebraska.