Michael MacCambridge (born June 21, 1963) is an American author, journalist and TV commentator. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 8 books,[1] including the acclaimed America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation.[2][3]
MacCambridge began his career as a copy editor and staff writer at the Omaha World-Herald.[5] He was hired by Daily Variety as a staff writer/reviewer in 1987. In 1988 he was hired by the Austin American-Statesman as a pop music critic; in 1990 he became the American-Statesman's film critic, a position he held until 1995.[6] During his tenure at the American-Statesman, he founded the Society of Texas Film Critics.
In 2004 Random House released MacCambridge's America's Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation.[9]Jonathan Yardley listed the book as among 2004's most distinguished releases,[2] and Chris Willis of NFL Films rated America's Game the "top pro football book of all-time."[3]
MacCambridge served as editor of the 2005 ESPN College Football Encyclopedia, which Sports Illustrated described as "of truly Biblical proportions...Massive in scope and minute in detail, it's a worthy successor to its ancestor, The Baseball Encyclopedia."[10]
In 2016 MacCambridge completed the biography Chuck Noll: His Life's Work, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press.[11]
Michael MacCambridge speaking at the announcement of the Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting – March 2017
MacCambridge co-chairs (along with Sally Jenkins) the awards jury for the Dan Jenkins Medal For Excellence in Sportswriting, sponsored by the University of Texas. He has also served as a Fellow at that university's Center for Sports Communication & Media in the Moody College of Communication since 2018.[14]
Personal life
MacCambridge was married to Danica Frost from 1995 to 2005; they have two children, Miles and Ella. He resides in Austin, Texas.[14] He is a devoted fan of the Kansas City Chiefs, and was hired as the editorial coordinator of the Chiefs' Hall Of Honor, which opened in 2010.[15]