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Peter King (Sportswriter)

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The Resume

    (June 10, 1957- )
    Born in Springfield, Massachusetts
    Sportswriter
    Sports Illustrated staff writer (1989- )
    Wrote SI.com's 'Monday Morning Quarterback' column (1997)
    Reporter/managing editor on HBO's 'Inside the NFL' (2002-2006)
    NFL Insider on NBC's NFL studio show 'Football Night in America' (2006- )
    Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Board of Selectors (1992- )
    Wrote the books: 'Inside the Helmet' (1993), 'Football: A History of the Professional Game' (1993), 'Football' (1997), 'Greatest Quarterbacks' (1999) and 'Sports Illustrated Monday Morning Quarterback: A fully caffeinated guide to everything you need to know about the NFL' (2010)

Why he might be annoying:

    He shares his name with a U.S. congressman.
    He likes to drink at Starbucks.
    He is a Boston Red Sox fan.
    He has an obsession with Brett Favre.
    He has a highlight and lowlight summary feature in the 'Monday Morning Quarterback' column called 'The 10 Things I Think I Think.'
    His outspoken views on the NFL and football often receive criticism.
    He works as a football journalist even though he never played football in college or the NFL.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Ohio University.
    He played baseball and soccer in high school, as he was the captain of their teams.
    He listed 'North by Northwest' as his favorite movie.
    His 'Monday Morning Quarterback' column in Sports Illustrated's website is popular among NFL fans.
    He was on a task force on searching for ways to end the use of steroids and human growth hormones on high school athletes (2005).
    For his journalism work, he won the Dick McCann Memorial Award (2009).

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 95 Votes: 61.05% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 283 Votes: 58.66% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 95.65% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 162 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1384 Votes: 81.50% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 155 Votes: 95.48% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 41 Votes: 80.49% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 33 Votes: 75.76% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying