Knight was an almost Shakespearean character: Brilliant, thoughtful and tragically flawed.” When the news flashed Thursday ...

Among John Feinstein's books was "A Season on the Brink," which detailed a year in the life of then-Indiana basketball coach ...

Feinstein was 30 when he penned 'A Season on the Brink,' a 1986 portrait of Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers.

As someone who covered Bob Knight’s tumultuous last two seasons at Indiana University, I was fortunate enough to speak with John Feinstein a few times. He once told me that people often asked ...

He had a long affiliation with The Washington Post and wrote books including “A Season on the Brink,” about Indiana ...

John Feinstein, author of the bestselling book “A Season on the Brink” about college basketball coach Bob Knight, died ...

Feinstein was part of a spectacular golden era of sports writers at the Post. The newsroom was an incubator of talent, filled with big personalities, and Feinstein was happy to spar with any of ...

A Washington Post sportswriter, John Feinstein became the best-selling author of more than 40 books, including “A Season on ...

Feinstein was a full-time reporter for the Washington Post from 1977 to 1991 and a commentator for outlets such as NPR, ESPN ...

This article has been updated with John Feinstein's reported age of 69 ... a year in the life of then-Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight and his team. The book was later adapted into an ESPN ...