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Michael Wilbon Biography

Birth Name:
Michael Raymond Wilbon
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Sports columnist, sports commentator

Fast Facts

  • Collaborated with former NBA player Charles Barkley on two books, I Might Be Wrong But I Doubt It and Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man? Writes a sports column for the Washington Post; has worked for the Post since 1980
  • Was named Sports Columnist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists in 2001
  • Has been selected as one of the top three national columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors three times

Relationships

  • Donald Wilbon -- Brother
  • Raymond Wilbon -- Father
  • Cleo Wilbon -- Mother
  • Sheryl Watkins Wilbon -- Wife