John U Bacon

New York Times Bestselling Author

John U. Bacon has worked nearly three decades as a writer, a public speaker, and a college instructor, winning awards for all three. He has authored ten books on sports, business, health, and history, the last six of which are national bestsellers, including Bo's Lasting Lessons, Endzone, The Great Halifax Explosion, and his most recent, Let Them Lead.

John U. Bacon has worked nearly three decades as a writer, a public speaker, and a college instructor, winning awards for all three.

Bacon earned an honors degree in history (“pre-unemployment”) from the University of Michigan in 1986, and a Master’s in Education in 1994. In 2005-06, the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship named him the first recipient of the Benny Friedman Fellowship for Sports Journalism.

He has authored ten books on sports, business, health, and history, the last six of which are national bestsellers, including Bo's Lasting Lessons, Endzone, The Great Halifax Explosion, and his most recent, Let Them Lead.