Faculty & Staff
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Media Writing, Sports Communication
Office: 106 Shanks Hall
Phone: (540) 231-2331
Email: rllazenby@aol.com
Education
B.A. English, Virginia Military Institute, 1975
M.A. English/Writing Hollins University, 1985
Teaching Interests
Media Writing
Reporting
Interviewing
Feature Writing
Sports Communication
Magazine Writing
Advanced Reporting
Media Convergence (Planet Blacksburg)
Media Institutions
Book Publishing
Recent Scholarship
Random House recently purchased my biography of basketball legend Jerry West. That book is scheduled for publication in late 2009.
Also under contract to write a book about the lost age of college football.
Mindgames: biography of Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson (McGraw-Hill hardcover 2000, paperback 2001, University of Nebraska Press Sports Classic Series 2007)
The Show, The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers In The Words Of Those Who Lived It. Foreword by Tex Winter. Audio CD (McGraw-Hill Audio 2006)
The Show, The Inside Story of the Spectacular Los Angeles Lakers In The Words Of Those Who Lived It. Foreword by Tex Winter (McGraw Hill hardcover edition 2005)
Mad Game: The NBA Education of Kobe Bryant (Chinese Language Edition 2005) (Italian Edition 2001, Libereria Dello Sport) (Contemporary Books, softcover edition 2000) (Masters Press hardcover 1999)
Giants. (Triumph Books 2003) Co-wrote foreword and introduction with Jerry West and Willis Reed
Total Basketball encyclopedia (Total Sports 2003) Contributor, wrote section on college basketball history
Johnny Unitas, The Best There Ever Was, (Triumph Books 2002)
Tom Brady: Sudden Glory (Triumph Books 2002)
Emmitt Smith (Triumph Books 2002)
Ichiro! (Triumph Books 2002)
The Osbornes (Triumph Books 2002) Contributor.
Chicago’s Greatest Sports Moments, From The Chicago Sun-Times, editor and contributor (Sports Publishing Inc. 2000).
The Official NBA Encyclopedia. Contributor. (Random House 2000)
Why We Win. With Billy Packer (NTC/Contemporary, 1999)
Blood on the Horns; The Long Strange Ride of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls (Addax Publishing, Fall 1998)
The Michael Jordan Scrapbook with various authors (Publications International, Fall 1998)
Bird. Portrait of a Competitor (Addax, Spring 1998)
Bulls! A Pocket Primer (Addax, Spring 1998)
Stockton to Malone! (Addax, Spring 1998)
Chicago Bulls! The Authorized Pictorial. With Bill Smith. (Summitt Books, Fall 1997)
Smashmouth (Addax , Fall, 1997)
Yo, Baby, It's Attitude! (Addax , Spring, 1997)
Bull Run! Foreword by Phil Jackson. (Addax Publishing/ Addax, Kansas City, 1996.) Named Sports Book of the Year by the Indepedent Publishers Association, 1997
Airballs! Notes From the NBA Far Side. (Masters Press, 1996)
And Now, Your Chicago Bulls! Foreword by John Paxson. (Taylor Publishing, 1995)
Hoos 'n' Hokies. The Rivalry. 100 Years of Virginia/ Virginia Tech Football. With Doug Doughty. Forewords by Frank Beamer, George Welsh, William Dudley. (Taylor Publishing, 1995).
The Lakers. A Basketball Journey. (St. Martins Press, New York, 1993, Cloth/ Master's Press 1997 Paperback edition).
Threepeat! (Chicago Tribune, 1993)
Legacy. (Longstreet Press, Atlanta, 1992).
From Sweet Lou to 'Nique. (Longstreet Press, Atlanta, 1992)
THE GOLDEN GAME: The Hot Shots, Great Moments and Classic Stories From Basketball’s First 100 Years. (The Hall of Fame Official Commemorative Edition). With Billy Packer. (Taylor, November 1992, 248 pages).
The Boston Celtics Greenbook, 1991-92. (Taylor, October 1991).
The Detroit Pistons 1991-92. (Taylor, October 1991, 128 pages.)
The NBA Finals, The Official Illustrated History. Forewords by Joe Dumars, Bob Ryan. (Taylor Publishing, October 1990, 286 pages.)
The Los Angeles Lakers, 1990-91. (Taylor, October 1990, 128 pages)
The Boston Celtics Greenbook, 1990-91. (Taylor, October 1990).
The Detroit Pistons 1990-91. (Taylor, October 1990, 128 pages.)
College Basketball's 25 Greatest Teams. With Billy Packer. (The Sporting News, September 1989, 256 pages).
Dynasty (The Sporting News. An anthology of great dynasty teams. Authored the chapter on the Boston Celtics of the 1950s and '60s.)
The Boston Celtics Greenbook, 1989-90. (Taylor, November 1989).
The Detroit Pistons 1989-90. (Taylo ∫r, October 1989, 128 pages.)
The Super Bowl. (Bison Books, October 1988 256 pages.)
Notre Dame Football (Bison Books, October 1988, 256 pages.)
100 Greatest Quarterbacks (Bison Books, October 1988, 96 pages.)
The Boston Celtics Greenbook 1988-89. (Taylor. October 1988.)
The Detroit Pistons 1988-89. (Taylor. October 1988, 128 pages.)
50 Years of the Final Four. With Billy Packer. Foreword by Bill Bradley. (Taylor. October 1987)
The Pictorial History of Football (Bison Books. October 1987)
Greatest Moments in Football (Bison Books. October 1987, 96 pages.)
Championship Basketball. With Ed Green and David Meador (Contemporary Books, November 1986, 188 pages.)
Legends. A Pictorial History of Virginia Tech Football. Foreword by Carroll Dale. (Taylor. August 1986, 160 pages.)
Hoops. Confessions of a College Basketball Analyst. With Billy Packer (Contemporary Books, November 1985, 220 pages.)
Georgetown, The Championships & Thompson. Foreword by William Peter Blatty. (Independently published for Georgetown University, November 1984)
The Second Season (Full Court Press 1984)
Life Above The Rim (Full Court Press 1983)
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