Jim Caple (1962 – October 1, 2023) was an American columnist and senior writer for ESPN.com. ^[1] He worked previously with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the St. Paul Pioneer Press. ^{[2] [3]}

Life and career

Caple was born in 1962. ^[4] He attended R.A. Long High School in Longview, Washington. ^{[5] [6]} He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle, where he reported for and later became an editor of the school newspaper, The Daily. ^{[7] [8]} He worked at the Post-Intelligencer and the Pioneer Press before spending 17 years with ESPN. His time at ESPN included writing articles for its Page 2 website, which took a more comedic look at sports. He last wrote for The Athletic. ^{[2] [3]}

Caple covered 20 World Series and 12 Olympic Games. ^{[2] [8]} Caple wrote the book The Devil Wears Pinstripes. He also co-wrote the book Best Boston Sports Arguments with fellow sportswriter Steve Buckley and wrote a novel, The Navigator, which was partially based on his father's stint as a B-24 navigator in World War II. ^[2]

On October 2, 2023, his wife Vicki wrote that he died the previous day. At the time of his death, he suffered from ALS and dementia. He was 61. ^[2]

Publications

• The Devil Wears Pinstripes. Penguin Group. 2005. ISBN  9780452285989.
• Caple, Jim; Buckley, Steve (2006). The Best Boston Sports Arguments. Sourcebooks. ISBN  9781402249976.
• The Navigator. JaCol Publishing. 2019. ISBN  9781946675453.

References

External links

• Caple's columns on ESPN.com

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