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Bill Simmons

Bill Simmons. By: Christopher O’Keefe. “The Sports Guy”. Official name: Williams J. Simmons III Born and raised in Brookline, MA Started work with ESPN in 2001 Moved to Page 2 as the primary columnist 2002 given an 800 word column in ESPN The Magazine

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Bill Simmons

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  1. Bill Simmons By: Christopher O’Keefe

  2. “The Sports Guy” • Official name: Williams J. Simmons III • Born and raised in Brookline, MA • Started work with ESPN in 2001 • Moved to Page 2 as the primary columnist • 2002 given an 800 word column in ESPN The Magazine • Now has a blog on Page 2 as well as weekly columns in “Sports Guy World”

  3. Use and Purpose • Sports opinion articles • Gives an entertaining look on athletics • Live blog from multiple sporting venues and games/events • Good source of researched statistics and history • Most popular page on ESPN.com

  4. Access Info • Go to his website The Sports Guy World or The B.S. Report • Contact Bill Simmons here • Listen to his podcasts available on iTunes

  5. Bibliography • "Bill Simmons." ArmchairGM. ArmchairGM, Web. <http://armchairgm.wikia.com/ Bill_Simmons>. • Fry, Jason. "ESPN Wins the Courtship of Bill Simmons." Deadspin (2010): n. pag. Web. 26 Nov 2010. <http://deadspin.com/5539777/espn-wins-the-courtship-of-bill- simmons>. • Simmons, Bill. The Sports Guy World. ESPN, Web. 26 Nov 2010. <http:// sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/blog/archive?name=simmons&month=8&year=2005>.

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