About the Author

Franz Lidz, a longtime senior writer for" Sports Illustrated" and a contributing editor at "Golf Connoisseur," is the author of "Unstrung Heroes: My Improbable Life With Four Impossible Uncles, "which was made into a film by Diane Keaton." "He has also written for "The New York Times, "been a commentator on NPR's" Morning Edition," and a reporter for ABC's" Wide World of Sports. "He lives on a farm in Pennsylvania's Brandywine Valley with two llamas, three Great Pyrenees, two cats, three dozen chickens and guinea fowl, two daughters, and one wife.