Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 19
How Jack Silverstein became Chicago's sports historian
Jack Silverstein has written several books, including ‘‘How the GOAT Was Built: 6 Life Lessons From the 1996 Chicago Bulls” and ‘‘Our President‘‘ on Barack Obama.Provided
In the summer of 2010, Jack Silverstein was chatting with friends at a Wicker Park bar when the subject turned to his writing.
That March, he had published a book, “Our President,” a series of essays about Barack Obama. He was covering the Chicago music scene heavily for several outlets. But two of his buddies offered a suggestion.
They told Silverstein that he should write about sports. They acknowledged his writing chops but said he reached another level when he wrote about sports.
