Legendary Washington Post sportswriter John Feinstein has died at the age of 68, the publication has announced.
Feinstein, the best-selling author of more than 40 books, passed away at his brother Robert’s home in McLean, Virginia on Thursday.
Robert confirmed his brother’s death but said the cause was not immediately clear.
News of Feinstein’s passing comes just hours after his final column for the Washington Post was published online early Thursday morning.
The iconic reporter first joined the Post as a night police reporter in 1977 before moving into the world of sports.
He covered a wide range of sports; going onto write books about baseball, football, tennis, golf and the Olympics.
However, Feinstein was best known for his work on college basketball, with his 1986 book ‘A Season on the Brink’ – chronicling the volatile Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight – one of the bestselling sports books of all time.
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Legendary Washington Post sportswriter John Feinstein has passed away at the age of 68
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