MIKE LUPICA’S LIFE: By Peyton

Have you ever wondered where Mike Lupica lives or what does he does for a living? Well that can be answered. Lupica was born on May, 11, 1952 in Oneida New York. Mike’s sons’ names are Alex, and Zach and his wife’s name is Taylor. He spent his early childhood in Nashua, New Hampshire thinking about whether he wanted to be an author. Lupica is still alive today. Nowadays he lives in Connecticut. He still hasn’t retired. He hasn’t given up his writing career.

Even though he has had many more jobs in his life, he is mostly famous for being an author and illustrator. He went to Bishop Guertin High School, and went to Boston College.  Mike started writing in 1984. He made his first book called Reggie, the story of a famous baseball player. He was also a sports writer and columnist.  He was a columnist from the New York Daily News. He writes kids books including Heat and the sequel, Travel Team. They both have to do with sports. Lupica slowly found his way into writing as an author. He finally accomplished being one and wrote many more books than most authors do in their lives.

                                         

                Mike Lupica is famous for lots of things. Here’s some reasons he’s famous. He became the youngest New York Daily News columnist. The Daily News column he writes is called “Shooting from the Lip”.  Mike became a sports writer in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. In 1984 Lupica published “The Sport Life” magazine. He followed his interest into golf and wrote for many magazines about it. Mike Lupica has been a recurring guest on CBS, Morning News, Good morning America, and the McNeil Lehar News hour. Mike, as you can see, is super successful in life but that’s not all. There’s even more in the next paragraph.

Mike Lupica made 31 books in 29 years- that’s more than a lot more authors could write. Lupica was one of the guys who talked on ESPN. Mike earned his first award in 2003, the Edgar Allan Poe award. He also owned his own radio shows. One was successful one was not. Mike worked alongside with Pon La Greca and precedes the Michael Kay show. He has a show on Nationwide from 9-11 on Sunday. So now you know he doesn’t just children’s books, he does so many other things as well.

You may ask, is that all? Nope, you’re heading the wrong direction. This is my last paragraph but I hope it will teach a lot. Bump and Run, Wild Pitch, and Travel Team are his bestselling books. He received the Jim Murray Award in 2003 along with the Anthony award in 2003. Lupica’s known for controversially saying “The Yankees are only good because they pay them a lot”. Mike also met lots of famous people including George W. Bush. I hoped you’ve learned a lot about Mike Lupica, at least most of what he does. He is ambitious, super successful and his dreams came true.