About Sam Smith
- Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1948.
- Graduated with a degree in accounting at Pace University.
- Earned his master’s degree in journalism from Ball State.
- Worked as Press Secretary to Connecticut Senator Lowell Weicker in the 70s.
- Wrote for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
- Covered the NBA for the Chicago Tribune for more than two decades. Left the paper in March 2008.
- Author of two books: The Jordan Rules and Second Coming.
Favorite player: Wilt Chamberlain.
Favorite team in sports: Chicago White Sox.
Favorite song: Both Sides Now.
Favorite movie: Anything by Woody Allen.
Favorite actor: Gene Hackman.
Favorite actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Favorite TV show: Seinfeld.
Favorite book: Breaks of the Game.
Favorite city: Phoenix.
Favorite food: New York style pizza.
Favorite moment of the day: All of them.
If I weren’t doing this for a living, I would be… Sad.