Featherston, Alywn

Alwyn Featherston has been a professional sports writer for more than 40 years. While his primary focus has been college basketball, Featherston has also been an avid baseball fan who was lucky enough to cover the rebirth of the famous Durham Bulls in 1980. He has met and interviewed several of the old Negro League stars that populate his book. Featherston, a graduate of Duke University, is the author of three previous books - two focused on basketball in North Carolina and a third about the World War II Battle of Mortain. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.