Rick Reilly

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Reilly
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Feb 3, 1958(1958-02-03)
Age	66
Country	United States
Birth City	Colorado
Horoscope	Aquarius

Rick Reilly Biography

Rick Reilly is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on February 3, 1958 in Colorado, United States. NSSA National Sportswriters of the Year winner, who hosts his own interview show on ESPN called Homecoming With Rick Reilly

To write the screenplay for Leatherheads (2008), a film about football, he collaborated with George Clooney.

In 2002, after Sammy Sosa’s public assertion that if baseball initiated testing for performance-enhancing drugs, he “wanted to be first in line”, Reilly suggested that he submit to preemptive, voluntary testing. “Why wait to see what the players’ association will do?” Reilly asked. “Why not step up right now and be tested? Show everybody you’re clean.” Sosa refused, angrily. Reilly described the incident in his column the following week.

Slate’s Josh Levin noted that Reilly had an affinity for discussing pro athletes and their accomplishments via tooth jokes. He is especially harsh on dental flossing. He described Tiger Woods’s 2002 victory at Augusta as suspenseful as flossing, riding Lance Armstrong’s team car about as boring as flossing sharks, would rather floss crocodiles than go skydiving, and stated John Elway’s perfect endorsement product would be Johnson & Johnson dental floss.

He married Cynthia Puchniarz in October 2008, after divorcing his first wife Linda Campbell in 2003. He is the father of three children.

Rick Reilly Net Worth

Rick Reilly is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Reilly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he became a Sports Illustrated sportswriter, he wrote for the Los Angeles Times and Denver Post.

In 2008, he began writing a feature column for ESPN.com.

Richard Paul Reilly (born February 3, 1958) is an American sportswriter. Long known for being the “back page” columnist for Sports Illustrated, Reilly moved to ESPN on June 1, 2008, where he was a featured columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine. Reilly hosted ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly, an interview show, and he is a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports.

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Who is Rick Reilly Dating?

According to our records, Rick Reilly married to Cynthia Puchniarz , Linda Campbell. As of December 1, 2023, Rick Reilly’s is not dating anyone.

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Reilly has been voted NSSA National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times. He is second only to the late Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times (14) in number of times winning that award. In 2009, he joined a roster of journalism notables as winner of the Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. His work has also been recognized by the prestigious New York Newspaper Guild’s Page One Award for Best Magazine Story.

Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Reilly celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.

Reilly had long defended cyclist Lance Armstrong against accusations of using illegal performance enhancements, in part because his own reporting turned up no evidence corroborating the allegations that had been made against Armstrong over the years. When Armstrong confessed in January 2013 after many years of denials, Reilly wrote a strongly critical piece about Armstrong, saying that he had spent 14 years “polishing a legend that turned out to be plated in fool’s gold.”

Top Facts about Rick Reilly

1. Rick Reilly is an American sportswriter and author.
2. He has written for Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and CNN.
3. Reilly has won 11 National Sportswriter of the Year awards.
4. He has authored 13 books, including “Who’s Your Caddy?”
5. Reilly was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 2016.
6. He covered major sporting events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl.
7. Reilly’s writing style is known for humor and storytelling.
8. He has interviewed notable athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan.
9. Reilly was born on February 3, 1958 in Boulder, Colorado.
10. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in journalism.

Where did Rick Reilly go to college?

Education

What is Rick Riley doing now?

Reilly hosted ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly, an interview show, and he is a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports.

What company was Rick Riley?

Organization NameTitle At CompanyStart Date
EBR Systems| President/CEO/Co-Founder| May 2003
Cardiac Pathways Corp| Exec VP R&D| 1992