This chapter appears in Part 2 of “Going 15 Rounds With Jerry Izenberg: A Collection Of Interviews With The Legendary Columnist.”
By Ed Odeven
“He was a thought leader in the world of sports journalism.”
-Jeremy Schaap
For nearly his entire life, Jeremy Schaap has been aware of Jerry Izenberg’s career. It goes with the territory.
“Obviously my dad knew a lot of the same people,” Schaap acknowledged in 2016.
He followed his famous father Dick’s footsteps into sports broadcasting, which over the years has given him an insider’s look at what makes Jerry tick.
The elder Schaap, a legendary newspaper/magazine reporter, columnist and editor, author and TV broadcaster, died in December 2001. Since his passing, Jeremy has continued to establish himself as one of the most thoughtful and resourceful journalists under the ESPN umbrella.
Schaap was asked to look back on his awareness of Izenberg’s career before his own…
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