Mike Lupica facts for kids

Michael Lupica (born May 11, 1952) is a well-known American author and former newspaper writer. He is famous for his strong opinions on sports, especially in the New York Daily News, and for appearing on ESPN.

About Michael Lupica

Michael Lupica was born in Oneida, New York. He lived there until he was about 12 years old. In 1964, his family moved to Nashua, New Hampshire. He went to middle school and then Bishop Guertin High School, finishing in 1970. He later graduated from Boston College in 1974.

Lupica first became known as a sportswriter in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He wrote a column called "The Sporting Life" for Esquire magazine for ten years. He has also written for other popular magazines like Golf Digest, Parade, and ESPN The Magazine. He has won many awards for his writing. In 2003, he received the Jim Murray Award.

Michael Lupica as a Columnist

Lupica started working for the New York Daily News in 1977. He spent most of his career there as a columnist. A columnist writes regular articles, often sharing their opinions on different topics.

He wrote several sports columns each week. He also had a special Sunday column called "Shooting from the Lip." This column included a main article and then quick, sharp thoughts about the week's sports news. Later, he also began writing a column about current events and politics called "Mondays with Mike." He left the Daily News in July 2018.

Michael Lupica was known for having strong opinions. He often shared his thoughts on major sports teams and events. He also spoke out about fairness in sports.

Michael Lupica as an Author

Michael Lupica has written many books. He helped write the life stories of famous people like baseball star Reggie Jackson and football coach Bill Parcells. He also worked with a writer named William Goldman on books like Wait Till Next Year.

One of his popular books is Summer of ’98: When Homers Flew, Records Fell, and Baseball Reclaimed America. This book talks about the exciting 1998 baseball season. It shows how the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa helped him share his love for baseball with his son.

Lupica is also a novelist, meaning he writes fiction stories. He wrote mystery novels about a TV reporter named Peter Finley. One of these, Dead Air, was even made into a TV movie.

Books for Young Readers

Michael Lupica has written many books especially for young people. His book Travel Team is about a boy who is too small to make his town's basketball team. He then forms his own team. Summer Ball is a sequel to Travel Team.

Another one of his children's books is Heat, published in 2006. This story is fiction, but it's based on a real-life event in South Bronx Little League baseball. In October 2006, his book Miracle on 49th Street came out. Lupica's books for young readers often focus on sports and life lessons.

He has also continued writing mystery novels for characters created by the late author Robert B. Parker.

Television and Radio Work

Since 1988, Lupica has been a regular guest on The Sports Reporters on ESPN. This show features sports writers discussing the week's biggest sports stories. He also hosted a short radio show on WFAN in New York City in the 1990s.

Lupica has appeared on many other TV shows. These include CBS Morning News and Good Morning America. He also had a daily radio show on WEPN-FM from 2011 to 2015.

Michael Lupica's Books

Non-Series Books

Books for Adults

• Reggie! (with Reggie Jackson, 1984)
• Parcells: An Autobiography of the Biggest Giant of Them All (with Bill Parcells, 1987)
• Wait 'till Next Year: The Story of a Season When What Should've Happened Didn't and What Could've Gone Wrong Did (with William Goldman, 1988)
• Shooting From The Lip: Essays, Columns, Quips, and Gripes in the Grand Tradition of Dyspeptic Sports Writing (1988)
• Jump! (1995)
• Mad as Hell: How Sports Got Away from the Fans and How We Get It Back (1996)
• Summer of '98: When Homers Flew, Records Fell, and Baseball Reclaimed America (1999)
• Yankees '98: Best Ever! (a collection of Daily News articles, 1999)
• Bump and Run (2000)
• Full Court Press (2001)
• Wild Pitch (2002)
• Red Zone (2003)
• Too Far (2004)
• Best American Sports Writing 2005 (edited by; 2005)
• Fathers & Sons & Sports: An Anthology of Great American Sports Writing (2008)

Books for Young Adults

• Heat (2005)
• Miracle on 49th Street (2006)
• The Big Field (2008)
• Million-Dollar Throw (2009)
• The Batboy (2010)
• Hero (2010)
• Underdogs (2011)
• True Legend (2012)
• QB 1 (2013)
• Fantasy League (2014)
• The Only Game (2015)
• Fast Break (2015)
• The Extra Yard (2017)

Book Series

Adult Series

Peter Finley series

• Dead Air (1986)
• Extra Credits (1990)
• Limited Partner (1990)

Robert B. Parker's Sunny Randall series

• Blood Feud (2018)
• Grudge Match (2020)

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone series

• Fool's Paradise (2020), G.P. Putnam ISBN: 978-0525542087
• Stone's Throw (2021), G.P. Putnam ISBN: 9780525542117
• Fallout (2022), G.P. Putnam ISBN: 9780593540275

Robert B. Parker's Spenser series

• Broken Trust (2023)
• Hot Property (2024)

Young Adult Series

Comeback Kids series

• Two-Minute Drill (2007)
• Hot Hand (2007)
• Safe at Home (novel) (2008)
• Long Shot (2008)
• Shoot-Out (2010)

Game Changers series

• Game Changers (2012)
• Play Makers (2013)
• Heavy Hitters (2014)

Zach and Zoe mystery series

• The Hockey Rink Hunt

Related books

• Travel Team (2004)
• Summer Ball (2007)