Christy Mathewson (1880-1925) was the first national baseball superstar through his seventeen-year major league career, mostly with the New York Giants.
Chad Harbach is the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed novel The Art of Fielding. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Red Smith (1905-1982) was one of the greatest sportswriters of all time. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1976.