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Fast Facts

• Inducted into the Student Media Hall of Fame at Vanderbilt University in 2009
• During his time with the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald, he was voted "Texas Sportswriter of the Year" three times
• Was awarded the Lisagor Award for excellence in sports column writing while working for the Chicago Tribune
• Following his graduation from Vanderbuilt University, where he majored in English and history, Bayless began his journalism career with The Miami Herald
• Appeared in a cameo role for the film "Rocky Balboa․"
• His younger brother celebrity chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless, who has appeared in "Iron Chef America․"