Austin Murphy (writer)
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Austin Murphy is an American journalist and author whose 2012 book, Unstoppable,[1] co-written with NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, was the basis for the movie of the same name.[2] Produced by Artists Equity, co-owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the film debuted on January 16, 2025, after a limited theatrical release.[3]
Murphy wrote for Sports Illustrated for 33 years before corporate downsizing made him an Amazon delivery truck driver in 2018.[4] After chronicling that experience for The Atlantic,[5][6][7][8] he was hired in 2019 as a reporter for The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, CA.[9]
In 2025, Murphy won the Grand Slam of the Petaluma, CA-based West Side Stories story-slam competition.
Books
• Sports Illustrated—The Super Bowl: Sport's Greatest Championship (Sports Illustrated, 1998)[10]
- The Sweet Season: A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University (2001)[11][12][13]
- How Tough Could It Be?: The Trials and Errors of a Sportswriter Turned Stay-at-Home Dad (Henry Holt & Co., Owl Books, 2004)[14][15][16]
- Saturday Rules: A Season with Trojans and Domers (and Gators and Buckeyes and Wolverines) (Harper, 2007)[17]
- The Happiness of Pursuit: A Father's Courage, a Son's Love and Life's Steepest Climb (with Davis Phinney) (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011)[18]
- Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion (with Anthony Robles) (Gotham Books, a member of the Penguin Group, 2012)[19]
- Nine Miracles: When Bullets Can't Kill and Hope Prevails (Radius Book Group, distributed by Simon & Schuster, 2025).[20]
