Tim Layden
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Tim Layden is a senior writer for the American magazine Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in 1994 and he mainly focuses on the topics of Olympic sports and college football. Besides those sports, he has covered horse racing. According to SI.com, "his ability to dramatically set the scene of the story" is one of his strong points. [1]
Layden has written many cover articles for the magazine, ranging from Texas' national football championship in Jan. 2006 and most recently an article featuring the New England Patriots linebackers.
Layden's resume includes jobs at Newsday for six years, three at the Albany Times-Union, and nine at the Schenectady Gazette.Overall, Layden has been a journalist since his college days.
During 1995, Layden wrote a three-part gambling series for SI, discussing the growing problem of gambling on college campuses in the United States. He believes this series to be his most significant piece of work to date for Sports Illustrated.
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Originally from Glens Falls, N.Y.
Layden, graduated from Williams College in 1978, where he played basketball.
Won Associated Press Sports Editors awards in 1986, '87, '89 and '92; and in 1987, the Eclipse Award for his horse racing coverage.
Layden frequently interviews New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick. Belichick graduated from Wesleyan University, a rival of Williams.
His favorite sports moment was the 1992 Duke-Kentucky overtime basketball game in the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament.
Layden resides in Connecticut with his wife and two children.
