1. Robert P Ryan was born on February 21,1946 and is an American sportswriter, formerly with The Boston Globe, and author.
20 Facts About Bob Ryan
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Bob Ryan has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru, and is well known for his coverage of the sport including his famous stories covering the Boston Celtics in the 1970s.
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In early 2012, Bob Ryan announced his retirement from sports writing after 44 years, effective at the conclusion of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Bob Ryan graduated from Boston College as a history major in 1968.
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Bob Ryan was hired by the paper's morning sports editor Francis Rosa.
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Bob Ryan sat at the press table eight seats from the Celtics' bench, where colleagues referred to him as the "Commissioner", not unlike Peter Gammons's nickname.
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Bob Ryan, who began writing for the Globe in Heinsohn's rookie season as a coach, would make friends with the players and vent their feelings towards Heinsohn, their fans, and their teammates, claims Heinsohn.
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Heinsohn believes that Bob Ryan started to "think of himself as another member of the family" and that he even started coaching the team through his beat stories.
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Bob Ryan did this in order to go to Boston television station WCVB for a couple of years.
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Bob Ryan ended up hating it and moved back to the Celtics beat in 1984 for two more seasons, before getting promoted to general sports columnist in 1989.
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Bob Ryan would cover 20 NBA finals, 20 Final Fours, nine World Series, five Super Bowls, the last seven Olympics and many other events.
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Bob Ryan continues writing on a part-time basis as a columnist emeritus.
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Bob Ryan remains a regular on ESPN's Around The Horn and occasionally guest hosts Pardon the Interruption with Michael Wilbon or Tony Kornheiser.
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Bob Ryan has hosted many well-known former Boston athletes such as Larry Bird, Steve Grogan, Danny Ainge, Troy Brown, and Dave Cowens.
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In May 2003, Bob Ryan appeared on Sports Final, a local sports talk show airing on WBZ-TV.
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Bob Ryan accused Joumana of being an exhibitionist and using the child as a prop to get television time.
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Bob Ryan returned to Boston to meet with executives at the Globe.
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Bob Ryan publicly apologized, but the Globe still suspended him and barred him from television for one month.
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Bob Ryan had a run-in with Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein.
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Bob Ryan had previously worked for the US Border Patrol, LAPD and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, where he was assigned to the violent gang task force.