Don Kopriva, a veteran editor and author, has been
writing about Big Ten sports for more than 40 years. A 1971
Michigan State graduate, Kopriva served as manager of the main
press center for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and later was an
assistant managing editor for the Chicago Sun-Times. He is also the
author of Coming Back Strong, which profiles elite distance runners
and relates their stories of injuries and recovery. He is managing
principal of Lisle, Illinoisbased WriteOn Communications
Solutions.
Jim Mott, the late Wisconsin sports information director,
spent his entire adult life in Madison and had encyclopedic
knowledge of all things Wisconsin. His remarkable recall of Badger
sports events, coaches, and athletes helped immeasurably with this
book. Mott, a UW graduate, was assistant SID for 12 years and then
directed the sports information office until his retirement in
1990, when he was inducted into the UW Athletic Hall of Fame. He
passed away in 2009.
Elroy Hirsch was a former UW football player and the
Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for
almost 20 years. He passed away in 2004.
Barry Alvarez is the former University of WisconsinMadison
football coach (1990-2005) and has been the Director of Athletics
for eight years.
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
