Seth Wickersham

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Seth Wickersham is an American sports writer for ESPN and ESPN The Magazine.[1][2][3][4]

Wickersham is native of Anchorage, Alaska[3] and attended Robert Service High School. He has written for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine since graduating from the University of Missouri in 2000. His work primarily covers the National Football League (NFL) and has been featured on Outside the Lines, SportsCenter, NFL Live, The Ryen Russillo Show, and E:60.[2] In his 18 years at ESPN, he has profiled the likes of Tom Brady,[5] Peyton Manning,[6] Bill Belichick,[7] John Elway,[8] Odell Beckham, Jr.,[9] Bill Walsh,[10] Jim Harbaugh,[11] and Y.A. Tittle,[12] among others, and he has written deep dives into strained relationships within the Cleveland Browns,[13] Seattle Seahawks[14] and the New England Patriots.[15] Along with senior writer Don Van Natta, Wickersham has written critically acclaimed investigations on the NFL's handling of the Spygate and Deflategate cheating controversies,[16] the Rams[17] and Raiders[18] franchise relocations, the behind-closed-doors meetings on the inequality protests,[19] and the efforts by Jerry Jones to block Roger Goodell’s contract extension.[20]

Outside of the NFL, Wickersham has written about Gregg Popovich,[21] race horse euthanasia,[22] the plight of a fired college basketball coach,[23] suicidal Kenyan runners in Alaska,[24] Bangkok ping-pong championships, and NCAA compliance officers.[25] He also once interviewed legendary Queen guitarist Brian May about “We Will Rock You,” the most-played stadium anthem ever.[26]

In 2018, Wickersham was a finalist for the National Magazine Award for Reporting.[27] His stories have been anthologized in the Best American Magazine Writing,[28] the Best American Sports Writing,[29] Next Wave: America's New Generation of Great Literary Journalists[30], and in Words Matter: Writing to Make a Difference.[31] He has won awards from the National Association of Black Journalists[32] and the Pro Football Writers Association.[33]

He is credited as playing himself in the 2014 movie Draft Day, though the scene was cut before it was shot.[34]

References[]

  1. ^ "New report details Cleveland Browns' dysfunction under Jimmy Haslam". WKYC. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  2. ^ a b Yang, Angela (August 4, 2017). "ESPN Signs Seth Wickersham to New Extension, Adds Joel Anderson and Phil Steele to Multiplatform Editorial Team". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Thompson, Wright; Stout, Glenn (2015). The Best American Sports Writing 2015. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 365. ISBN 978-0544462670. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  4. ^ DeCosta-Klipa, Nik (November 7, 2017). "Author of ESPN story on Tom Brady responds to Bill Belichick's 'fake news' criticism". Boston.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Mag: Tom Brady's charmed life". ESPN.com. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  6. ^ "NFL: The truth about Peyton". ESPN.com. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  7. ^ "IT TAKES A GENIUS". ESPN.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  8. ^ "Why John Elway's drive never ends". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  9. ^ "Odell Beckham: The joy vs. the grind". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  10. ^ "The Mag: Bill Walsh's Super Bowl road map". ESPN.com. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  11. ^ "Wickersham: 49ers' Harbaugh welcomes chaos". ESPN.com. 2014-10-02. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  12. ^ "Wickersham: Y.A. Tittle's final trip home". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  13. ^ "Inside the Browns' front office, where hope and history collide". ESPN.com. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  14. ^ "Richard Sherman won't let go, and it's a problem". ESPN.com. 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  15. ^ "For Kraft, Brady and Belichick, is this the beginning of the end?". ESPN.com. 2018-01-05. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  16. ^ "Spygate to Deflategate: Inside what split the NFL and Patriots apart". ESPN.com. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  17. ^ "Inside the NFL's wild return to LA". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  18. ^ "Sin City or Bust: How the Raiders went Vegas, baby". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  19. ^ "How the NFL, players forged anthem detente amid gaffes, TV ratings concerns". ESPN.com. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  20. ^ "OTL: NFL teeters on all-out, unprecedented civil war". ESPN.com. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  21. ^ "NBA: Spurs are not made in America". ESPN.com. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  22. ^ "THE FINAL FURLONG". ESPN.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  23. ^ "BOXED OUT". ESPN.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  24. ^ "The Mag: Marko Cheseto's tragic run". ESPN.com. 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  25. ^ "Wickersham: Examining NCAA compliance". ESPN.com. 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  26. ^ "WE WILL ROCK YOU". ESPN.com. 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  27. ^ "Winners and Finalists Database". ASME. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  28. ^ Holt, Sid, ed. (December 2018). The Best American Magazine Writing 2018. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231548656.
  29. ^ Telander, Rick, ed. (2016). The best American sports writing. Boston. ISBN 978-0-544-61731-5. OCLC 959716877.
  30. ^ Harrington, Walt; Sager, Mike (2012). Next Wave: America's New Generation of Great Literary Journalists: Mike Sager, Walt Harrington: 9781481160896: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-1481160896.
  31. ^ Words Matter: Writing to Make a Difference: Mary Kay Blakely, Amanda Dahling: 9780826220899: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 0826220894.
  32. ^ "2018 Salute to Excellence Winners - National Association of Black Journalists". www.nabj.org. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  33. ^ PFWA (2016-10-13). "PFWA announces 2016 Dick Connor Writing Awards". Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  34. ^ "Wickersham: Behind the scene in 'Draft Day'". ESPN.com. 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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