Jane Leavy is an American writer who grew up on Long Island, New York. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Early in her career she was staff writer for womenSports and Self magazines. From 1979-1988 she worked for the Washington Post covering sports, and later the style section which included sports, politics, and pop culture. Her writing has also been published in The New York Times, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and other prominent publications.
Her books include Squeeze Play: A Novel, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, and The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.
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