Skip Bayless
Birth Name:
John Edward Bayless
Birth Place:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Profession
Writer, Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- During his time with the Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times Herald, he was voted "Texas Sportswriter of the Year" three times
- Inducted into the Student Media Hall of Fame at Vanderbilt University in 2009
- 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․"