Tim Layden
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Tim Layden is a senior writer for the American magazine Sports Illustrated
. He joined SI in 1994 and he mainly focuses on the topics of NFL and college football, college basketball, Olympic sports (primarily track and field and alpine skiing), as well as horse racing. According to SI.com, "his ability to dramatically set the scene of the story" is one of his strong points.
Layden has written many cover articles for the magazine, ranging from Texas' national football championship in Jan. 2006 and later an article featuring the New England Patriots
linebackers.
Layden's resume includes jobs at Newsday for six years, three at the Albany Times-Union, and nine at the Schenectady Gazette.Overall, Layden has been a journalist since his college days.
During 1995, Layden wrote a three-part gambling series for SI, discussing the growing problem of gambling on college campuses in the United States
. He also wrote an award-winning piece on the phenomenon on ticket scalping in 1997 and more recently, was the first journalist to interview former Buffalo Bills' tight end Kevin Everett, in the December of 2007, after Everett's recovery from a severe neck injury.
Layden, graduated from Williams College
in 1978, where he played basketball.
Won Associated Press Sports Editors awards in 1986, '87, '89 and '92; and in 1987, the Eclipse Award for his horse racing coverage.
Layden frequently interviews New England Patriots
Head Coach Bill Belichick
. Belichick graduated from Wesleyan University
, a rival of Williams.
Among his most memorable sports moments were the 1992 Duke-Kentucky overtime basketball game in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament, the tragic injury to race horse Barbaro in 2006 and the New York Giants' win over the New England Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl.
Layden resides in Connecticut with his wife and two children.
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
. He joined SI in 1994 and he mainly focuses on the topics of NFL and college football, college basketball, Olympic sports (primarily track and field and alpine skiing), as well as horse racing. According to SI.com, "his ability to dramatically set the scene of the story" is one of his strong points.
Layden has written many cover articles for the magazine, ranging from Texas' national football championship in Jan. 2006 and later an article featuring the New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
linebackers.
Layden's resume includes jobs at Newsday for six years, three at the Albany Times-Union, and nine at the Schenectady Gazette.Overall, Layden has been a journalist since his college days.
During 1995, Layden wrote a three-part gambling series for SI, discussing the growing problem of gambling on college campuses in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He also wrote an award-winning piece on the phenomenon on ticket scalping in 1997 and more recently, was the first journalist to interview former Buffalo Bills' tight end Kevin Everett, in the December of 2007, after Everett's recovery from a severe neck injury.
Trivia
Originally from Whitehall, N.Y.Layden, graduated from Williams College
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
in 1978, where he played basketball.
Won Associated Press Sports Editors awards in 1986, '87, '89 and '92; and in 1987, the Eclipse Award for his horse racing coverage.
Layden frequently interviews New England Patriots
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
Head Coach Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick
William Stephen "Bill" Belichick is an American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991...
. Belichick graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, a rival of Williams.
Among his most memorable sports moments were the 1992 Duke-Kentucky overtime basketball game in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament, the tragic injury to race horse Barbaro in 2006 and the New York Giants' win over the New England Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl.
Layden resides in Connecticut with his wife and two children.