Ian O’Connor is a nationally acclaimed columnist and author of “The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter,” which the Library Journal called “excellent” and the “most complete account” of Jeter’s iconic career with the New York Yankees. O’Connor is also the author of The New York Times’ bestseller “Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf’s Greatest Rivalry,” a columnist with ESPNNewYork.com, and a radio host on 1050 ESPN in New York. Three times O’Connor has been named the No. 1 columnist in America in his circulation category by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and seven times he has placed among the top five nationally. O’Connor’s work has earned dozens of national and regional awards, including the Society of Professional Journalists’ prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. O’Connor has won contests conducted by the Golf Writers Association of America, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Basketball Writers Association of America, and the Football Writers Association of America. O’Connor has been a columnist for The New York Daily News, USA Today, Foxsports.com, The Journal News and The Record, and has written for The New York Times and Star-Ledger. A 1986 graduate of Marist College, O’Connor is a frequent guest on national ESPN TV programs. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and son.