Rick Reilly is a celebrated American Sportswriter with over 30 years of experience in the world of sports. His contributions to the industry have allowed him to become a member of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. Readers and critics find Rick’s style informative yet amusingly hilarious. Reilly became recognized for his column, Life of Reilly, which was featured in Sports Illustrated. He was considered the Prominent Sportswriter in America and also wrote for ESPN Magazine and ESPN.com. Rick has recently retired as a sportswriter and will transition towards writing books and screenplays. His latest book, Tiger, Meet My Sister, showcases his best columns from ESPN. Rick has authored 11 sports-related books of which include Sports From Hell, The Life of Reilly and The Boz. Reilly continues to work for ESPN in the television capacity, providing insights in features like SportsCenter. He hosts ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly, where he interviews prestigious athletes, which have included Michael Phelps, John Elway, Magic Johnson and many others. Rick has earned a Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism and has been voted Sportswriter of the Year 11 times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Reilly founded, Nothing But Nets, an anti-malaria effort that has raised over $53 million in Africa, where the disease kills 2,000 children every day. Rick shares entertaining accounts of his experience in the sports world as a Keynote speaker for conventions, conferences and meetings. He has spoken for companies such as Citicorp, Goldman Sachs, Xerox and many more Nationwide.
