Jack McCallum (born 1949) is an American novelist andsportswriter.

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He graduated fromMuhlenberg College, inAllentown,Pennsylvania, in 1971.^[1]

McCallum joined the staff ofSports Illustrated magazine in 1981, and became known for his articles on theNational Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] He won theBasketball Hall of Fame'sCurt Gowdy Media Award – Print in 2005.^[2]

During the2005–06 NBA pre-season, McCallum began working as an unofficial assistant coach with thePhoenix Suns NBA basketball team, based inPhoenix,Arizona, as part of an assignment forSports Illustrated. The piece soon evolved into a larger project, as the Suns granted McCallum full access to their practices and strategy sessions throughout the entire season. The resulting work was his book:07 Seconds or Less – My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns (2006).^[3][4]

In November 2008, McCallum announced that he had accepted a contract buyout fromSports Illustrated, but he has continued^{[clarification needed]} to write pieces for the magazine as a special contributor.^[5]

Additionally, McCallum wroteUnfinished Business: On and Off the Court With the 1990-91 Boston Celtics, as well asDream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and The Greatest Team Of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, a nonfiction book chronicling the players on the Dream Team and the events before, during and after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

His most recent work, entitledGolden Days (2017), is onJerry West'sL.A. Lakers andStephen Curry'sGolden State Warriors.

WithL. Jon Wertheim, McCallum also co-wrote a basketball novel,Foul Lines – A Pro Basketball Novel (2006).^[6]

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• McCallum, Jack (2017).Golden Days: West's Lakers, Steph's Warriors, and the California Dreamers Who Reinvented Basketball. New York City:Ballantine Books.ISBN 978-0399179075.
• McCallum, Jack (2012).Dream Team – How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever. New York City: Ballantine Books.ISBN 978-0-345-52048-7. (biography)
• McCallum, Jack;L. Jon Wertheim (2006).Foul Lines – A Pro Basketball Novel. New York City:Simon & Schuster.ISBN 978-0-743-28650-3. (novel)
• McCallum, Jack (2006).:07 Seconds or Less – My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns. New York City:Simon & Schuster.ISBN 978-0-743-29811-7.

• Jack McCallum atIMDb
• McCallum, Jack (September 9, 2005)."Hall of a Career – A Mountain of Memories on the NBA Beat".Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 6, 2012.

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