John Rosengren

John Rosengren (born July 24, 1964) is an American award-winning writer and journalist, and the author of ten books, mostly on sports.

Personal life Rosengren was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 24, 1964. He holds a master's degree in creative writing from Boston University and a bachelor's degree from Saint John's University.

He and his wife Maria have two children; a daughter, Alison, and a son, Brendan. They reside in Minneapolis.

Career His feature articles, profiles and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications, including The Atlantic, GQ, The New Yorker, and Sports Illustrated. He has written eight non-fiction books, mostly on sports, as well as two works of fiction.

He wrote a book called Blades of Glory which followed the Jefferson High School boys hockey team in Bloomington, Minnesota and their 2000-2001 championship season.

Notably, Rosengren has written a well-received biography on Jewish Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg, Hank Greenberg: The Hero of Heroes. He was the author of Esera Tuaolo's autobiography, entitled Alone in the Trenches: My Life as a Gay Player in the NFL.

Two of his books were finalists for the Casey Award: Hammerin’ Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid: The Year that Changed Baseball Forever, an account of the 1973 Major League Baseball season, in 2008; and The Fight of Their Lives, an account of the infamous 1965 incident between Juan Marichal and John Roseboro and its aftermath, in 2014.

In October 2020, Rosengren published The Pretender in Atavist Magazine revolving around the murders committed by Lois Riess. Rosengren served as co-executive producer and appeared in the documentary I Am Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders directed by Erin Lee Carr, for HBO.