Dan Coughlin

Dan Coughlin, sports writer and author
Dan Coughlin, sports writer and author

Dan Coughlin has covered Cleveland sports for more than four decades, as a sportswriter for The Plain Dealer (1964-1982) and on WJW-TV 8 (since 1983). His columns also appeared in the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Medina Gazette, Lake County News-Herald, Painesville Telegraph and other newspapers. He was twice named Ohio sportswriter of the year and was honored with an Emmy award. He traveled with  the Browns and Indians, and covered some of the biggest college football games of the 20th century, including five major bowl games. He was at ringside for several world championship fights as well as the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier series. He covered 17 Indianapolis 500s and several auto races in Europe. He lives in Rocky River, Ohio.

Books by Dan Coughlin

  • Crazy, With the Papers to Prove It: Stories About the Most Unusual, Eccentric and Outlandish People I've Known in 45 Years as a Sports Journalist, a book by Dan Coughlin from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover

    Crazy, With the Papers to Prove It

    $15.95
  • Pass the Nuts: More Stories About The Most Unusual, Eccentric & Outlandish People I’ve Known in Four Decades as a Sports Journalist, a book by Dan Coughlin from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover

    Pass the Nuts

    $16.95
  • Just One More Story . . .: A Last Batch of Stories About the Most Unusual, Eccentric and Outlandish People I’ve Known in Five Decades as a Sports Journalist, by Dan Coughlin. Published by Gray & Company, Publishers. Front cover of book.

    Just One More Story

    $15.95
  • Let’s Have Another: Even More Stories About the Most Unusual, Eccentric & Outlandish People I’ve Known in Four Decades as a Sports Journalist, a book by Dan Coughlin from Gray & Company, Publishers – front cover

    Let’s Have Another

    $15.95