Death at the Sports Desk: Twenty Years On

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2025

Department 1

English

Abstract

Hunter S. Thompson, long known as America's outlaw political journalist, began his career as a sportswriter, a profession and passion he never relinquished. This article examines the arc of his sportswriting and why it remained meaningful, even while he railed against the profession.

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