L. JON WERTHEIM is the executive editor of Sports Illustrated and a senior writer at the magazine, as well as a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes. He is the author or coauthor of ten books, including, most recently, the New York Times bestsellers Scorecasting and You Can't Make This Up. Wertheim was thirteen years old in the summer of 1984. He and his family live in New York City.
