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Dan Jenkins

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December 02, 1929 in Fort Worth, Texas, The United States

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Sports

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Dan Jenkins is an American author and sportswriter, most notably for Sports Illustrated.

Jenkins was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended R .L. Paschal High School and Texas Christian University (TCU), where he played on the varsity golf team. Jenkins has worked for many publications including the Fort Worth Press, Dallas Times Herald, Playboy, and Sports Illustrated. In 1985 he retired from Sports Illustrated and began writing books full-time, although he maintains a monthly column in Golf Digest magazine.

Larry King has called Jenkins "the quintessential Sports Illustrated writer" and "the best sportswriter in America." Jenkins has written numerous works and over 500 articles for Sports Illustrated. In 1972, Jenkins wrote...more

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Books by Dan Jenkins

Average rating: 3.72 · 902 ratings · 84 reviews · 27 distinct works

	Semi-Tough: A Novel by Dan Jenkins, Sally Jenkings (Introduction) 3.73 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1972 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Dead Solid Perfect 3.86 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Baja Oklahoma 3.67 avg rating — 88 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Life Its Ownself 3.70 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions	My rating:
	You Gotta Play Hurt 3.94 avg rating — 65 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist: A Novel 3.74 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Slim and None 3.74 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Franchise Babe: A Novel 3.24 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Rude Behavior 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Fast Copy 3.57 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions	My rating: