Thomas Boswell

Thomas M. Boswell (born 11 October 1947 in Washington, D.C.) is an American sports columnist. Boswell has spent his entire career at the Washington Post, joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College in 1969. He became a Post columnist in 1984. Writing primarily about baseball, he is credited with inventing the total average statistic. In addition to the Post, he has written for Esquire magazine, GQ, Playboy and Inside Sports. He also ... more

Thomas M. Boswell (born 11 October 1947 in Washington, D.C.) is an American sports columnist. Boswell has spent his entire career at the Washington Post, joining it shortly after graduating from Amherst College in 1969. He became a Post columnist in 1984. Writing primarily about baseball, he is credited with inventing the total average statistic. In addition to the Post, he has written for Esquire magazine, GQ, Playboy and Inside Sports. He also makes frequent television appearances. Best sports journalism, 1981, the American Society of Newspaper Editors. less