Indiana head coach Bobby Knight exhales on the sideline at the MCI Arena in 1998. Sportswriter John Feinstein's "A Season on the Brink" chronicled the antics and success of former Indiana ...

(AP) — John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of the Bobby Knight/IU basketball book “A Season on the Brink,” died unexpectedly Thursday. He was 69.

Among John Feinstein's books was "A Season on the Brink," which detailed a year in the life of then-Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight and his team.

Among John Feinstein's books was "A Season on the Brink," which detailed a year in the life of then-Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight and his team.

Among John Feinstein's books was "A Season on the Brink," which detailed a year in the life of then-Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight and his team.

Feinstein authored more than 40 books, including the acclaimed "A Season on the Brink" chronicling Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers.

John Feinstein, sportswriter, columnist and author of dozens of books, including his most famous, “A Season on the Brink,” which chronicles the 1985 Indiana University men’s basketball team ...

John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, has died unexpectedly, according to his brother, Robert Feinstein.

John Feinstein's career and appearances Feinstein worked as a staff columnist at the Washington Post, the Sporting News and Golf Digest. He also made appearances on various TV and radio shows, ...

WASHINGTON — John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, including the groundbreaking “A Season on the Brink” about college ...

FILE - Sports writer and author John Feinstein poses in Washington, Feb. 28, 2006. (AP Photo Caleb Jones, file) WASHINGTON (AP) — John Feinstein, one of the country’s foremost sports writers and the ...