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.

John Feinstein wrote more than 40 books, including “A Good Walk Spoiled” (1995), about professional golf, and “A Civil War” (1996), about the Army-Navy football game.

John Feinstein, one of the country's foremost sports writers and the author of numerous bestselling books, died unexpectedly Thursday. He was 69.

Feinstein was comfortable writing fiction and nonfiction, and took on an array of sports, including golf and tennis, but he was known most for his connection to college basketball.

(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.

Feinstein was comfortable writing about an array of sports, but he was best-known for his connection to college basketball because of his groundbreaking book "A Season on the Brink." ...