Sally Jenkins

Who is Sally Jenkins?

Sally Jenkins is an American sports columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post. Prior employment included being a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. Jenkins was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree in English Literature.

She is the author of twelve books, four of which were New York Times bestsellers, most notably No.1 "Sum It Up: 1098 Victories, A Couple of Irrelevant Losses and A Life In Perspective" with legendary basketball coach Pat Summitt and 'It’s Not About the Bike with Lance Armstrong.

Her work has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine, GQ and Sports Illustrated, and she has acted as a correspondent on CNBC as well as on NPR's All Things Considered.

Jenkins secured the last interview with the late Pennsylvania State University football coach Joe Paterno where she solicited his views on the Jerry Sandusky sexual molestation allegations for her newspaper shortly before Paterno died in January 2012.