About Brian Curtis

Brian Curtis is a New York Times bestselling author, contributor to Sports Illustrated, former television reporter and host, speaker, and consultant.

Curtis is the author or co-author of seven books and is currently working on his eighth with co-authors Craig Sager Sr. and his son, Craig Sager Jr., about Sr.’s battle with leukemia. Fields of Battle, a narrative non-fiction work based on the 1942 Rose Bowl and World War II, will be released on September 27^th, 2016 by Flatiron Books.

Brian’s other books include:

The Legacy Letters:
Messages of Life and Hope
from 9/11 Family Members
(Penguin)

A Team To Believe In: Our Journey to the Super Bowl Championship
with Tom Coughlin
(Ballantine)

Go Long! My Journey Beyond the Game and the Fame
with Jerry Rice
(Ballantine)

How Good Do You Want To Be? A Champion’s Tips on
How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life
with Nick Saban
(Ballantine)

Every Week A Season: A Journey Inside Big-Time College Football
(Ballantine)

The Men of March: A Season Inside the Lives of College Basketball Coaches
(Taylor Trade)

In addition to his being an author, Curtis was the lead college football and basketball reporter for CBS College Sports/CSTV, co-hosting studio shows, breaking stories and reporting features. As the host of Taking Issue with Brian Curtis, Curtis took an in-depth look at the major issues impacting sports today, interviewing many high profile guests. Prior to his work at CBS College Sports, Curtis was a Los Angeles-based sports reporter and broadcaster for Fox Sports Net/West and was nominated for two local Emmy Awards for his work. He has been a contributor to Fox Sports Radio and a guest on The Jim Rome Show and has appeared on dozens of national and local radio and television programs.

He holds a Master’s Degree from Ohio University in Sports Management and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Virginia in Government.

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