WORCESTER, Mass. – Popular sports columnist Bill Simmons ’92 will give a talk on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross.
Simmons is the author of Now I Can Die in Peace : How ESPN's Sports Guy Found Salvation, with a Little Help from Nomar, Pedro, Shawshank, and the 2004 Red Sox (ESPN Books), due out on Oct. 1. In the book, Simmons chronicles his fervent passion for the Red Sox and replays the years leading up to the team’s historic championship season.
After the talk, Simmons will sign copies of his book, which will be available for sale by special arrangement with the Holy Cross Bookstore. The talk and book signing are free and open to the public.
Simmons writes the Sports Guy column for ESPN.com’s Page 2 and ESPN The Magazine. A former sports reporter for the Boston Herald, he founded the award-winning bostonsportsguy.com website in 1997 and was a writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Popular Sports Writer Bill Simmons ’92 to Give Talk at Holy Cross
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