Rick Reilly - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
Explore Rick Reilly net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! NSSA National Sportswriters of the Year winner, who hosts his own interview show on ESPN called Homecoming With Rick Reilly In this article, we will discover how old is Rick Reilly? Who is Rick Reilly dating now & how much money does Rick Reilly have?
| Name | Rick Reilly |
| First Name | Rick |
| Last Name | Reilly |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Birthday | February 3 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Home Town | Colorado |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Cynthia Puchniarz , Linda Campbell |
| Children(s) | Jake Reilly |
Rick Reilly Biography
Rick Reilly is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on February 3, 1958 in Colorado, United States. To write the screenplay for Leatherheads (2008), a film about football, he collaborated with George Clooney.
In 2002, after Sammy Sosa’s public assertion that if baseball initiated testing for performance-enhancing drugs, he “wanted to be first in line”, Reilly suggested that he submit to preemptive, voluntary testing. “Why wait to see what the players’ association will do?” Reilly asked. “Why not step up right now and be tested? Show everybody you’re clean.” Sosa refused, angrily. Reilly described the incident in his column the following week.
Slate’s Josh Levin noted that Reilly had an affinity for discussing pro athletes and their accomplishments via tooth jokes. He is especially harsh on dental flossing. He described Tiger Woods’s 2002 victory at Augusta as suspenseful as flossing, riding Lance Armstrong’s team car about as boring as flossing sharks, would rather floss crocodiles than go skydiving, and stated John Elway’s perfect endorsement product would be Johnson & Johnson dental floss.
He married Cynthia Puchniarz in October 2008, after divorcing his first wife Linda Campbell in 2003. He is the father of three children.
In 2008, he began writing a feature column for ESPN.com.
Richard Paul Reilly (born February 3, 1958) is an American sportswriter. Long known for being the “back page” columnist for Sports Illustrated, Reilly moved to ESPN on June 1, 2008, where he was a featured columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine. Reilly hosted ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly, an interview show, and he is a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports.
Rick Reilly Net Worth
Rick is one of the richest Journalist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Reilly's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
Before he became a Sports Illustrated sportswriter, he wrote for the Los Angeles Times and Denver Post.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Journalist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Reilly married the former Cynthia Puchniarz, four years younger, in October 2008. From 1983 until 2003, he was married to the former Linda Campbell of Boulder, Colorado. Together they had three children whom Reilly writes about often.
Reilly co-wrote the screenplay for Leatherheads, a film directed by George Clooney, starring Clooney, Renée Zellweger and John Krasinski and released in April 2008.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Reilly began his career in 1979 as an undergraduate assistant with the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado. He left the Camera in 1981 to be a football writer on the sports staff of the Denver Post, then on to the Los Angeles Times in 1983 before joining Sports Illustrated in 1985. Reilly has become a recognized name in the sportswriting industry because of his human interest pieces; his column, “Life of Reilly” was featured on the back page of SI from 1997 until 2007 when he announced that he would leaving Sports Illustrated to join ESPN. The “Life of Reilly” was the first signed opinion piece in SI’s history. By some accounts, during his prime he was considered the “preeminent sportswriter in America”. Reilly officially left SI during the week of November 29, 2007, after 23 years with the magazine.
Who is Rick Reilly Dating?
According to our records, Rick Reilly married to Cynthia Puchniarz , Linda Campbell . As of January 13, 2024, Rick Reilly’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Rick Reilly. You may help us to build the dating records for Rick Reilly!Reilly has been voted NSSA National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times. He is second only to the late Jim Murray of the Los Angeles Times (14) in number of times winning that award. In 2009, he joined a roster of journalism notables as winner of the Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. His work has also been recognized by the prestigious New York Newspaper Guild’s Page One Award for Best Magazine Story.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 2006, Reilly wrote a column in Sports Illustrated about a program dedicated to providing anti-malaria nets to African children at a cost of $10 per net. His request for contributions elicited a response from thousands and led to the creation of the Nothing But Nets foundation in partnership with the United Nations Foundation.
At ESPN, his column “Life of Reilly” appeared in ESPN The Magazine (also on the last page) and on ESPN.com. On March 10, 2010, Reilly announced that he would no longer be writing his opinion column for the magazine, but was going to a regular essay on SportsCenter. Reilly delivered essays from live sporting events for SportsCenter and other ESPN telecasts, such as the U.S. Open, Wimbledon, and the British Open. He also hosted “Homecoming”, an interview program, on ESPN, which was taped in the hometowns of featured guests. The series launched in April 2009.
Top Facts about Rick Reilly
Facts & Trivia
Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Reilly celebrates birthday on February 3 of every year.
Reilly had long defended cyclist Lance Armstrong against accusations of using illegal performance enhancements, in part because his own reporting turned up no evidence corroborating the allegations that had been made against Armstrong over the years. When Armstrong confessed in January 2013 after many years of denials, Reilly wrote a strongly critical piece about Armstrong, saying that he had spent 14 years “polishing a legend that turned out to be plated in fool’s gold.”
Where did Rick Reilly go to college?
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What is Rick Riley doing now?
Reilly hosted ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly, an interview show, and he is a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports.
What company was Rick Riley?
| EBR Systems | President/CEO/Co-Founder | May 2003 |
| Cardiac Pathways Corp | Exec VP R&D | 1992 |
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