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Jack McCallum

@jackmack12.bsky.social
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Author of 13 books, most of them acknowledged; Sports Illustrated writer for 1,523 years. Latest book about the largely unknown story of Oscar Robertson's high school team.

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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Almost 40 years ago t took a summer trip with the Atlanta Hawks to the Soviet Union. One player stood out for his cooperation and enthusiasm. Congrats Comrade Doc Rivers on making the Hall of Fame.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
One of these men designed the Seven Seconds or Less offense. The other sat on his butt and wrote about it. Congrats to Mike D’Antoni for his Hall of Fame nod.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
RIP Mark Volman, co-founder of the Turtles. I got to know Mark a little because my bro-in-law, bassist Donnie Kisselbach, toured with them for a while. Mark was the spirit of the group, a gentle, smart man who had a life as a music educator even as he was still doing the "Happy Together" tours.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
During visit to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today, grandsons Zev and Asa pretend to be interested in the display that includes the 2005 media award winner. The other person in the display photo is a man who coached Syracuse hoops for 2,713 years.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Happy Father's Day to all. If I had any success at all at this gig, it's because these three made it fun and easy--Jamie, Donna and Chris.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
This appeared on the marquee of the movie theater of Stone Harbor, NJ last weekend. Yes, wife Donna and I hit the half-century mark. How she did it I do now know.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
I’ve lived 15 minutes from Nazareth Pa. for 50 years and never took the Martin Guitar factory tour until today. Consider making the trip. Tour is free. Guitar aficionado Jeff Daniels toured today, which is neither here nor there.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Florida golf reunion with two of Sports Illustrated’s greatest fellow writers. Tim Layden in center, Mike Farber on right. Collectively, we’re slightly older than the tree in the background.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The Tucson Festival of Books provided panelists with this large photo as a promotion tool, so I'll send it out. (Hoping it doesn't keep people away.) Looking forward to one panel on Saturday and two on Sunday. Stop by if you're anywhere in the Continental U.S. Okay, if you're in Tucson. Thanks.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
First NBA game for grandson Asa. Not shown $12 foam finger
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
New record--Greatest Age Gap Between Subject and Myself. Did a piece for Sports Illustrated on Nicky Cassano, at whose humorous sports videos I've been busting a gut. Nicky and I go 75-25, which sounds like your ground meat breakdown. Hope you enjoy. The young man is hilarious. bit.ly/3Xd27Uq
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
After their interview-stroll through the Border, Homeland czar Kristi Noem and Fox News's Lawrence Jones absolutely crushed team calf roping.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Most people would've offered up gift suggestions when there was, you know, enough time to buy them. Hey, I forgot. Anyway, here are two hoops books that I consider classics, one written by my buddy and ex-SI colleague Rick Telander, the other by an interesting dude I never met, the late David Wolf.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Staying with fam in Vermont for holidays and wanted to post Vermontish photo. Here tis: hoops book by buddy and Cornwall resident Alexander Wolff backed by granola and cider donuts. (Falling snow implied.)
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Elfie has hung, I was long told, on my late mother’s Christmas tree as far back as the 1920s. Ergo, he’s been a fixture on our tree forever. However, lately he’s begun to look a little sinister. I’m thinking of ending a tradition but worry about the ramifications of Elf Power.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Lunched with The Gul before last night’s gig in my hometown of Bethlehem. Good Lord did he kill his bit about Jesus “workshopping” the Sermon on the Mount. But @garygulman.bsky.social kills everything.
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Jack McCallum @jackmack12.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Welcome to a treasured holuday—National Turkey Soup Day.
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