![]() ![]() SportsLetter spoke to Bissinger about LeBron James and “Shooting Stars” as well as the legacy of “Friday Night Lights.” The book chronicles James’ successful and controversial high school basketball career in Akron, Ohio, and the enduring friendship he continues to share with four teammates-friends (collectively known as the “Fab Five”). Most recently, Bissinger has co-written “Shooting Stars” ( Penguin Amazon) with Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James. He has also written “Three Nights in August” (2005), a journey into baseball strategy as seen through the eyes of St. ![]() In 2004, it was made into a successful film currently, it serves as the basis for a television show that airs on NBC.īissinger won the Pulitzer Prize while he was a reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer he now contributes to Vanity Fair magazine. In 2002, Sports Illustrated ranked it as the fourth best sports book of all time. “Friday Night Lights” was an instant bestseller and, twenty years after its initial publication, remains a cultural touchstone. Published the next year, “Friday Night Lights” was a reportorial triumph that, at once, captured the glory and the ignominy of youth athletics. “Buzz” Bissinger journeyed to West Texas to write a book about the town of Odessa and its mania over the storied football team at Permian High School. ![]()
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