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William Louis Nack (February 4, 1941 – April 13, 2018) was an American journalist and author. He wrote on sports, politics and the environment at Newsday for 11 years before joining the staff of Sports Illustrated in 1978 as an investigative reporter and general feature writer.
Jan 2, 2015 · Today's selection is "Pure Heart," by William Nack, which ran in the June 4, 1990 issue. In waging the most glorious Triple Crown campaign ever, Secretariat made racing history.
Apr 14, 2018 · William Louis Nack died Friday, at the age of 77, at his home in Washington, D.C., of complications from the cancer that he had been fighting for several years. He is survived...
Apr 14, 2018 · William Nack, a legendary sportswriter for Sports Illustrated and several other publications, died Friday. He was 77. AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley
William Nack was born on 10 February 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Secretariat (2010), Rocky Marciano (1999) and The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005). He was married to Carolyne Starek and Mary Scott. He died on 13 April 2018 in Washington, D.C., USA.
Apr 14, 2018 · Bill Nack knew the ending to "The Great Gatsby" by heart, not just that last line, but the entire final page. At a moment's notice, he could recite it in English and Spanish. It wasn't just a ...
Jan 2, 2015 · An SI 60 Q&A with William Nack on his famous 1990 Sports Illustrated story, "Pure Heart," a personal reminiscence on the life and death of the great racehorse Secretariat.
William Nack, a longtime sportswriter whose deep grasp of his subjects and stylish prose invigorated a biography of Secretariat that many consider to be one of the greatest racing books ever...
Bill Nack was a towering figure in the history of sports journalism, a literary wordsmith and tireless reporter whose distinctive and soaring prose was revered by his peers and generations of younger writers.
Apr 17, 2018 · The Story of Bill Nack’s Classic Farewell to Secretariat. I wrote this brief tribute after Bill Nack died in 2018. When I think of Bill Nack, I want to call him one of the great sportswriters of our time. But he was really one of the great writers, in any field, of our time. The reason is threefold.