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Jeremy Collins

@JCfromDecatur

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I wrote about my father and Larry Bird, who is not active on the platform whose logo once bore his name. esquire.com/sports/a61109092…
When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

The Boston Celtics legend was the north star of my youth, present in every debate and stretch of silence with my dad. This was true on the night when my world stopped, leaving me on a sidewalk seeing...

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I wrote about Barry Bonds, who will next be eligible for the Hall Fame in 2031.
The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) profile pictureThe Atlantic
@TheAtlantic12 Dec 2025
A new generation is marveling over Barry Bonds’s accomplishments—but his entrance into the Hall of Fame feels further away than ever, Jeremy Collins reports: theatlantic.com/culture/2025…
What Do You Think of Barry Bonds Now?

What Do You Think of Barry Bonds Now?

He was baseball’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.

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Yo, Bill! Honored to see this. Blast from the past. Just as the calendar and clock turns to Balboa in the early morning, in the park, in the meat locker. Can't wait to check it out .
Bill Torgerson (@BillTorg) profile pictureBill Torgerson@BillTorg9 Nov 2025
Rocky, Long Distance Running, Writing, Grief and Ambition on the Torg Stories Podcast -we read and discussed @JCfromDecatur's essay "Shadowboxing" - with @anniepop_pop thetorg.com/2025/11/09/rocky…
Rocky, Long Distance Running, Writing, Grief and Ambition

Rocky, Long Distance Running, Writing, Grief and Ambition

Rocky, Long Distance Running, Writing, Grief and Ambition

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Thank you to @TriumphBooks!
Triumph Books (@TriumphBooks) profile pictureTriumph Books@TriumphBooks7 Oct 2025
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The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 is available now! buff.ly/rsQvB0z We're pleased to also share this year's honorable mention pieces and encourage you to seek out the work of these writers. @alex_sammon @JCfromDecatur @gauveyherbert @conorniland1
Notable Sports Writing of 2024 JEREMY COLLINS When My Father Talked About Larry Bird. Esquire, June 16, 2024 ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE FRANCO No One Wanted Them to Win: Texas' First Baseball Champions. ESPN, October 31, 2024 DAVID GAMBACORTA The Final Penalty Philadelphia Inquirer, September 9, 2024 DARRELL HARTMAN Racing's Deadliest Day. Esses, November 15, 2024 DAVID GAUVEY HERBERT How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular. The New York Times, October 22, 2024 CHLOÉ COOPER JONES Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear. The New York Times Magazine, April 21, 2024 PAIGE KAPTUCH This Is Not an Escape Story. Runner's World, June 5, 2024 LAURA KILLINGBECK Into the Wind. Bicycling, May 22, 2024 RACHEL KUSHNER In the Rockets' Red Glare. Harper's, December 2024 CONOR NILAND 'I'm Good, I Promise: The Loneliness of the Low-Ranking Tennis Player. The Guardian, June 27, 2024 ALEXANDER SAMMON Surfing the American Dream. Slate, May 23, 2024

ALT Notable Sports Writing of 2024 JEREMY COLLINS When My Father Talked About Larry Bird. Esquire, June 16, 2024 ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE FRANCO No One Wanted Them to Win: Texas' First Baseball Champions. ESPN, October 31, 2024 DAVID GAMBACORTA The Final Penalty Philadelphia Inquirer, September 9, 2024 DARRELL HARTMAN Racing's Deadliest Day. Esses, November 15, 2024 DAVID GAUVEY HERBERT How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular. The New York Times, October 22, 2024 CHLOÉ COOPER JONES Loving Him Meant Facing My Greatest Fear. The New York Times Magazine, April 21, 2024 PAIGE KAPTUCH This Is Not an Escape Story. Runner's World, June 5, 2024 LAURA KILLINGBECK Into the Wind. Bicycling, May 22, 2024 RACHEL KUSHNER In the Rockets' Red Glare. Harper's, December 2024 CONOR NILAND 'I'm Good, I Promise: The Loneliness of the Low-Ranking Tennis Player. The Guardian, June 27, 2024 ALEXANDER SAMMON Surfing the American Dream. Slate, May 23, 2024

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I wrote (briefly) about Atlanta’s first indoor mall—North DeKalb Center—that became North DeKalb Mall, briefly Market Square, then North DeKalb Mall again before its demolition this summer. Its mixed use incarnation—Lulah Hills—is set to open in 2026. atlantamagazine.com/news-cul…
With Atlanta's first indoor mall demolished, developers are hopeful its replacement, Lulah Hills,...

With Atlanta's first indoor mall demolished, developers are hopeful its replacement, Lulah Hills,...

Will Lulah Hills and its 2.5 million-square-foot campus with 320,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 1,700 multifamily units, 100 townhomes, and a 150 room hotel enrich North DeKalb? Time...

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Thank you, old buddy.
Christian Salzillo (@csalzillo) profile pictureChristian Salzillo@csalzillo17 Aug 2024
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Can't think of anyone more qualified to write this article than you. So many great memories of our old North DeKakb mall!
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I wrote (briefly) about Atlanta’s first indoor mall—North DeKalb Center—that became North DeKalb Mall, briefly Market Square, then North DeKalb Mall again before its demolition this summer. Its mixed use incarnation—Lulah Hills—is set to open in 2026. atlantamagazine.com/news-cul…
With Atlanta's first indoor mall demolished, developers are hopeful its replacement, Lulah Hills,...

With Atlanta's first indoor mall demolished, developers are hopeful its replacement, Lulah Hills,...

Will Lulah Hills and its 2.5 million-square-foot campus with 320,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 1,700 multifamily units, 100 townhomes, and a 150 room hotel enrich North DeKalb? Time...

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Image from Jeremy Collins (@JCfromDecatur)
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@kuhnbobio@KuhnboBio6 Aug 2024
My @IAFultonSchools colleague @JCfromDecatur just wrote another smashing article. This time in @AtlantaMagazine Check it out. atlantamagazine.com/great-re…
Kirk Cousins, the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback, takes aim at a Super Bowl

Kirk Cousins, the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback, takes aim at a Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’s calculus is this: Stack great daily habits in the film room and on the practice field, stack them in conversations and building relationships, and this...

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New @AtlantaFalcons QB @KirkCousins8 is on our August cover. Here, learn about his metro Atlanta ties, his recovery from a ruptured Achilles, and how he trusts in his process: atlantamagazine.com/great-re…
Kirk Cousins, the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback, takes aim at a Super Bowl

Kirk Cousins, the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback, takes aim at a Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’s calculus is this: Stack great daily habits in the film room and on the practice field, stack them in conversations and building relationships, and this...

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I wrote about the homecoming and Achilles recovery of @KirkCousins8. Family man. Quarterback. LEGO afficandio. His journey to Atlanta and desire to elevate a franchise and city can be found here in @AtlantaMagazine .
Atlanta Magazine (@AtlantaMagazine) profile pictureAtlanta Magazine@AtlantaMagazine2 Aug 2024
New @AtlantaFalcons QB @KirkCousins8 is on our August cover. Here, learn about his metro Atlanta ties, his recovery from a ruptured Achilles, and how he trusts in his process: atlantamagazine.com/great-re…
Kirk Cousins, the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback, takes aim at a Super Bowl

Kirk Cousins, the new Atlanta Falcons quarterback, takes aim at a Super Bowl

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins’s calculus is this: Stack great daily habits in the film room and on the practice field, stack them in conversations and building relationships, and this...

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Thank you, Kevin.
Kevin Koczwara (@kkoczwara) profile pictureKevin Koczwara@kkoczwara24 Jun 2024
This is one of the best things I've read and makes me remember why I loved getting my copy of BASW every year because something like this would appear and I'd fall in love with sports and writing all over again.
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Thank you, Zak!
Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) profile pictureZak Keefer@zkeefer19 Jun 2024
Loved this read from @JCfromDecatur on Larry Bird, his dad, and the connections sports give us: esquire.com/sports/a61109092…
When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

The Boston Celtics legend was the north star of my youth, present in every debate and stretch of silence with my dad. This was true on the night when my world stopped, leaving me on a sidewalk seeing...

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Larry Bird is not walking through that door tonight, but you can read about him here. @esquire esquire.com/sports/a61109092…
When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

The Boston Celtics legend was the north star of my youth, present in every debate and stretch of silence with my dad. This was true on the night when my world stopped, leaving me on a sidewalk seeing...

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Poetry.
Jeremy Collins (@JCfromDecatur) profile pictureJeremy Collins@JCfromDecatur16 Jun 2024
I wrote about my father and Larry Bird, who is not active on the platform whose logo once bore his name. esquire.com/sports/a61109092…
When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

The Boston Celtics legend was the north star of my youth, present in every debate and stretch of silence with my dad. This was true on the night when my world stopped, leaving me on a sidewalk seeing...

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Thank you, Glenn! That goes a long way coming from you.
Glenn Stout (@GlennStout) profile pictureGlenn Stout@GlennStout16 Jun 2024
This is an absolute, no doubt about it must read from a writer who nails it every time from way beyond the arc, again and again and again.
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Thank you, @KuhnboBio!
@kuhnbobio (@KuhnboBio) profile picture@kuhnbobio@KuhnboBio16 Jun 2024
My buddy and @IAFultonSchools ELA colleague @JCfromDecatur wrote this wonderful Father’s Day article in Esquire: esquire.com/sports/a61109092…
When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

When My Father Talked About Larry Bird

The Boston Celtics legend was the north star of my youth, present in every debate and stretch of silence with my dad. This was true on the night when my world stopped, leaving me on a sidewalk seeing...

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One more time for today’s kickoff crew. Here’s my story on @MattGanyard and the art of long range promises, place-kicking, and more. gq.com/story/the-miraculous-…
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14 years ago, Matt Ganyard tried out for the UVa football team and was cut. This year, he finally made the team, becoming the oldest player in college football. As @JCfromDecatur discovers, his timing couldn't have been better. gq.com/story/the-miraculous-…
The Miraculous Journey of Matt Ganyard, U.Va.’s 34-Year-Old Kicker

The Miraculous Journey of Matt Ganyard, U.Va.’s 34-Year-Old Kicker

Fourteen years ago, Matt Ganyard was cut by the University of Virginia football team. So he got on with his life. He became a Marine helicopter pilot, he had a couple kids. But he never got over his...

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Thank you, Jim!
Jim Wood (@JimWoodPMP) profile pictureJim Wood@JimWoodPMP23 Nov 2023
An excellent piece from my friend @JCfromDecatur
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