Pat Jordan (author)

Pat Jordan
Born (1941-04-22) April 22, 1941 (age 83)
Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
OccupationAuthor and Sportswriter
Notable worksA False Spring
Best American Sports Writing (7x times)
Website
www.patjordanstories.com

Pat Jordan (born April 22, 1941) is an American sports writer. His work has been included in the Best American Sports Writing anthology series seven times.[1] He is also the author of A False Spring, a bittersweet memoir about his minor league baseball career, which is ranked #37 on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time and which Time called “one of the best and truest books about baseball, and about coming to maturity in America...”[2][3]

  1. ^ Index to The Best American Sports Writing 1991–2007, accessed March 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Sports Illustrated's 100 Top Sports Book of All Time, accessed March 1, 2011.
  3. ^ Peter Stoler, Books: Doubleheader, Time Magazine, accessed March 1, 2011.