His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir (Anchor Sports) - Softcover

"A casual and sly sportswriter's memoir. . . . Dan Jenkins has been among America's best and funniest sportswriters for more than six decades."--The New York Times

"Dan Jenkins is the Ben Hogan of sportswriting."--Phil Mickelson, pro golfer

"This is merely the greatest sportswriter of them all finally giving us an entire book about his greatest character: His Ownself." --Mike Lupica

"Dan takes you on his lifelong journey through the world of sports and sports journalism. . . . Be prepared to laugh a lot." --George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States

In His Ownself, Dan Jenkins takes us on a tour of his legendary career as a sportswriter and novelist. Here we see Dan's hone his craft, from his high school paper through to his first job at theFort Worth Press and on to the glory days of Sports Illustrated. Whether in Texas, New York, or anywhere for that matter, Dan was always at the center of it all—hanging out at Elaine's while swapping stories with politicians and movie stars, covering every Masters and U.S. Open and British Open for over four decades. The result is a knee-slapping, star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime memoir from one of the most important, hilarious, and semi-cantankerous sportswriters ever.