Don Yaeger

Last updated
Don Yaeger
Don Yaeger.jpg
Don Yaeger
Pen nameDon Yaeger
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Genre non-fiction, sports, history
Notable works
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History
Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton
Website
donyaeger.com

Don Yaeger is an American author and public speaker. He is an NSA-Certified Speaking Professional and eSpeakers-Certified Virtual Speaker. [1] He has authored and co-authored 30 books, including 11 New York Times best-sellers. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Yaeger graduated from Ball State University in 1984. [6] He worked as a reporter for the San Antonio Light from 1984 to 1985, as a reporter and Capitol Bureau Chief for the Dallas Morning News from 1986 to 1990, and as writer and Associate Editor for Sports Illustrated from 1996 to 2008. [7]

Writing

Yaeger co-authored the autobiography of Pro-Football Hall of Fame Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton, [8] Never Die Easy. He has co-authored with other notable sports figures such as former UCLA head basketball coach John Wooden, [9] MLB Chicago Cubs Manager David Ross, [10] former NFL Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher, [11] and Masters Tournament champion Bubba Watson. [12]

Yaeger co-authored, with former Duke University lacrosse head coach Mike Pressler, It's Not About The Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Case and the Lives it Shattered, [13] [14] which accounts for events during the 2006 Duke lacrosse case.

Yaeger co-authored, with Brian Kilmeade of Fox News, George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution, [15] Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History, [16] and Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny. [17]

Publications

  1. Under the Tarnished Dome: How Notre Dame Betrayed its Ideals for Football Glory (Simon & Schuster, 1993, with Douglas S Looney, ISBN   0671869507) [18]
  2. Never Die Easy: The Autobiography of Walter Payton (Villard, 2000, with Walter Payton, ISBN   0679463313) [19]
  3. Ya Gotta Believe: My Roller-Coaster Life As a Screwball Pitcher and Part-Time Father, and My Hope Filled Fight Against Brain Cancer (New American Library, 2004, with Tug McGraw, ISBN   0451212584) [20]
  4. It's Not About the Truth: The Untold Story of the Duke Lacrosse Scandal and the Lives it Shattered (2007) [21]
  5. I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to the Blind Side, and Beyond (Gotham Books, 2011, with Michael Oher, ISBN   1592406122) [22]
  6. Play it Like You Mean it: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game (Don Yaeger with Rex Ryan, 2011, ISBN   9780385534444)
  7. Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain: How I Went From Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur (Portfolio/Penguin, 2011, with Ryan Blair, ISBN   9781591844037)
  8. George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution (Sentinel, 2013, Don Yaeger with Brian Kilmeade, ISBN   9781595231031) [23]
  9. Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History (Sentinel, 2015, Don Yaeger with Brian Kilmeade, ISBN   1591848067) [24]
  10. Tarnished Heisman: Did Reggie Bush Turn His Final College Season into a Six-Figure Job? (2008)
  11. Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently [25]
  12. Greatness : The 16 Characteristics of True Champions [26]
  13. 1% Better [27]
  14. Best Seat in the House: 18 Golden Lessons from a Father to His Son [28] [29]
  15. You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For (Don Yaeger with Kyle Carpenter, 2019) [30] [31]
  16. Banana Ball with Jesse Cole (Dutton (May 16, 2023, ASIN: B0B9WPBY5K )

Media

Yaeger also hosts the "Corporate Competitor Podcast" which focuses on how successful business leaders learned lessons from sports. Guests have included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, CEOs of Disney, Delta Airlines, Bank of America, Hendrick Motorsports, KPMG, FanDuel, Chick-fil-A, Insight Enterprises, TopGolf, Mayo Clinic, BET Media and Ritz Carlton.

Personal life

Don Yaeger resides in Tallahassee, Florida with his wife and two children. [32]

Related Research Articles

Mark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organization serving sports figures and celebrities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ellis Henican</span> American political analyst and author

Ellis Henican is an American columnist at Newsday and AM New York as well as a political analyst on the Fox News Channel. He hosts a nationally syndicated weekend show on Talk Radio Network and is the voice of "Stormy" on the Cartoon Network series Sealab 2021. He is the co-author of the New York Times bestsellerThe Party's Over: How the Extreme Right Hijacked the GOP and I Became a Democrat.

Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a merger that was finalised on 1 July 2013, with Bertelsmann initially owning 53% of the joint venture, and Pearson PLC initially owning the remaining 47%. Since 18 December 2019, Penguin Random House has been wholly owned by Bertelsmann.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon & Schuster</span> American publishing company

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924, by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. Along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers, Simon & Schuster is considered one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers. As of 2017 Simon & Schuster was the third largest publisher in the United States, publishing 2,000 titles annually under 35 different imprints.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DK (publisher)</span> British publisher of non-fiction books

Dorling Kindersley Limited is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel, history, geography, science, space, nature, sports, gardening, cookery, parenting and many others. The worldwide CEO of DK is Paul Kelly. DK has offices in New York, Melbourne, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto, Madrid, Beijing, and Jiangmen. DK works with licensing partners such as Disney, LEGO, DC Comics, the Royal Horticultural Society, MasterChef, and the Smithsonian Institution. DK has commissioned authors such as Mary Berry, Monty Don, Robert Winston, Huw Richards, and Steve Mould for a range of books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Kilmeade</span> American talk show host, sportscaster, and author (born 1964)

Brian Kilmeade is an American television and radio presenter and political commentator for Fox News. On weekdays he co-hosts the morning show, Fox & Friends, and he hosts the Fox News Radio program The Brian Kilmeade Show. On weekends, he hosts One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, which premiered January 29, 2022. He has authored or co-authored non-fiction and fiction books.

Adrian Zackheim is the founder and publisher of the business book imprint Portfolio and the conservative political imprint Sentinel, both divisions of Penguin Books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adriana Trigiani</span> American novelist

Adriana Trigiani is an American best-selling author of eighteen books, playwright, television writer/producer, film director/screenwriter/producer, and entrepreneur based in New York City. Trigiani has published a novel a year since 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sentinel (publisher)</span> American conservative publishing house within Penguin Group

Sentinel is a dedicated conservative imprint within publisher Penguin Group (USA) and was established in 2003. It publishes a wide variety of right-of-center books on subjects like politics, history, public policy, culture, religion and international relations. Its most notable books include Donald Rumsfeld’s memoir, Known and Unknown, Mike Huckabee’s Do the Right Thing, A Simple Christmas, and A Simple Government, and A Patriot’s History of the United States by Larry Schweikart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Prud'homme</span> American journalist

Alex Prud’homme is an American journalist and the author of several non-fiction books.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isabel Wilkerson</span> American journalist

Isabel Wilkerson is an American journalist and the author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (2010) and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (2020). She is the first woman of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fergus Bordewich</span> American historian

Fergus M. Bordewich is an American writer, popular historian, and editor living in San Francisco. He is the author of eight nonfiction books, including a memoir, and an illustrated children's book.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penguin Random House</span> Anglo-American multinational conglomerate publishing company

Penguin Random House LLC is an Anglo-American multinational conglomerate publishing company formed on July 1, 2013, with the merger of Penguin Group and Random House. Penguin Books was originally founded in 1935 and Random House was founded in 1927. Along with Simon & Schuster, Hachette, HarperCollins and Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House is considered one of the 'Big Five' English language publishers.

Anna Smith Strong of Setauket, New York was an American Patriot, and she may have been one of the only female members of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution. Her perceived main contribution in the ring was to relay signals to a courier who ran smuggling and military missions for General George Washington. No information has been found concerning Anna's activities after the war other than that she and her husband, Selah Strong, lived quietly in Setauket for the rest of their lives. She died on August 12, 1812.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Manson</span> American author and blogger

Mark Manson is an American self-help author and blogger.

Ali Benjamin is an American author living in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

<i>Say Nothing</i> (book) 2018 book by Patrick Radden Keefe

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland is a 2018 book by writer and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe. It focuses on the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It spent six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and received widespread critical acclaim.

<i>Driven</i> (book)

Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field is a memoir by former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, with assistance from sportswriter and author Peter Golenbock. Published in 2013, Driver recounts his childhood spent in poverty, his unlikely rise in athletics through college, and his 14-year career in the National Football League culminating in his victory in Super Bowl XLV. The book became a New York Times Best Seller. It was named by Publishers Weekly as a best seller in the hardcover non-fiction category the first month it was released. Sports Illustrated also ranked Driven as the third best sports book published in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Madeleine Roux</span> American writer

Madeleine Roux is an American fiction author. She has written several young adult paranormal and horror fiction series, including the Asylum series. She has also written two standalone adult science fiction novels along with several novels for licensed properties such as World of Warcraft and Dungeons & Dragons.

<i>Rationality</i> (book) 2021 nonfiction book by Steven Pinker

Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters is a 2021 book written by Canadian-American cognitive scientist Steven Pinker. The book was published on September 28, 2021, by the Viking imprint of Penguin Random House.

References

  1. ↑ Yaeger, Don. "Don Yaeger Profile - National Speakers Association". Don Yaeger at National Speakers Association. eSpeakers.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Yaeger, Don. "Don Yaeger Official Publisher Page". Simon & Schuster, Inc. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Yaeger, Don. "Don Yaeger - Penguin Random House". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House Network. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Yaeger, Don. "Author - HarperCollins Christian Publishing". HarperCollins Christian Publishing. HarperCollins Publishers. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Yaeger, Don. "Books by Don Yaeger (Author of It's Not About The Truth)". Goodreads. Goodreads, Inc. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Author and journalist Don Yaeger to speak about leadership at Ball State on October 21". Ball State University. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Yaeger, Don 1962-". Yaeger, Don 1962- Encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Payton, Walter. "Walter Payton - Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. ↑ Wooden, John (14 October 2009). A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring - John Wooden, Don Yaeger. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN   9781608191178 . Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ↑ Teammate by David Ross - Hachette Books. Hachette Book Group. 27 June 2017. ISBN   9780316559447 . Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Oher, Michael (7 February 2012). I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond. Penguin. ISBN   9781101560037 . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Up and Down". Thomas Nelson. HarperCollins Christian Publishing.
  13. ↑ "Hardover Nonfiction - New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ↑ It's Not About the Truth - Book by Don Yaeger, Mike Pressler - Official Publisher Page - Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster, Inc. 3 June 2008. ISBN   9781416551492.
  15. ↑ "George Washington's Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger - 9781595231109 - PenguinRandomHouse.com - Books". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House Network. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger - 9780143129431 - PenguinRandomHouse.com - Books". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House Network. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger - 9780735213241 - PenguinRandomHouse.com - Books". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House Network. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "BEST SELLERS: October 3, 1993 - The New York Times". The New York Times. 3 October 1993. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Bestsellers". www.nytimes.com.
  20. ↑ "BEST SELLERS: March 7, 2004". The New York Times. 7 March 2004.
  21. ↑ "Hardover Nonfiction - New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers". The New York Times. March 6, 2011.
  23. ↑ Kilmeade, Brian; Yaeger, Don (2019). George Washington's Secret Six (Young Readers Adaptation) - Brian Kilmeade. Penguin. ISBN   9780425288986.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - December 27, 2015 - The New York Times". The New York Times.
  25. ↑ Yaeger, Don (2016-07-19). Great Teams: 16 Things High Performing Organizations Do Differently. Thomas Nelson. ISBN   978-0-7180-8057-0.
  26. ↑ Yaeger, Don (2011-10-24). Greatness: The 16 Characteristics of True Champions. Center Street. ISBN   978-0-89296-857-2.
  27. ↑ "1% Better". HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  28. ↑ "Best Seat in the House: 18 Golden Lessons from a Father to His Son (Hardcover) | Books 'N' More". booksnmore.indielite.org. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  29. ↑ Jean-Philippe, McKenzie (2021-06-01). "The Best Books to Give Dad on Father's Day". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  30. ↑ "Are You Worth It Review". Washington Post.
  31. ↑ "You Are Worth It". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  32. ↑ "About Don Yaeger".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.