Leigh Montville

Leigh Montville is an American writer and former newspaper columnist who worked for The Boston Globe and Sports Illustrated. Montville's books are mostly nonfiction biographies and sports history, including Ted Williams, Evel, Sting Like a Bee, The Big Bam, The Mysterious Montague, and At the Altar of Speed. Born in 1943, Montville has written for both newspapers and magazines.