Bill Simmons

Birth Name:

William J. Simmons

Birth Place:

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer, Actor

The B․S․ Report, his sports podcast that frequently features guests like Seth Meyers and Adam Carolla, holds the number one spot on iTunes in the sports category
Was nominated for two Producer's Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television for "30 for 30" in 2012 and 2014
Won the International Documentary Association Award for Continuing Series for "30 for 30" in 2010
Graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a degree in Political Science in 1992 and earned his Master's in Journalism from Boston University in 1994
Began his sports writing career with his "Boston Sports Guy" page on AOL's Digital City Boston in 1997 before joining ESPN․com in 2001
Was inspired to become a sportswriter after reading David Halberstam's "The Breaks of the Game․"
Wrote the bestselling books "The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy" and "Now I Can Die in Peace: How the Sports Guy Found Salvation Thanks to the World Champion (Twice!) Red Sox․"
Best known for his work as a sports columnist, analyst, and podcaster who serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Grantland․com
In 2007, he started the podcast "Eye of the Sportsguy․"

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