Michael MacCambridge is the author of America’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation and The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine, as well as the editor of the best-selling SportsCentury and ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. He worked for eight years as a columnist and critic at the Austin American-Statesman, writing about movies, music, and popular culture. The father of two children, Miles and Ella, he lives in St. Louis.