John U. Bacon
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John U. Bacon has written fourteen books on sports, business, health, and history, including eight National Bestsellers. His latest book, "THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald," came out October 7, 2025, debuting at #6 on the New York Times Bestseller list. Bacon's radio essays earned him NPR's award for best commentary, all subjects, in 2014. He appears often on national TV, gives speeches across North and South America, and taught 15 years at the University of Michigan, where the students awarded him the 2009 Golden Apple for "exceptional teaching." In 2006 he was inducted into the Ann Arbor Huron High School Hall of Fame for turning around the hockey team, which he wrote about in "LET THEM LEAD: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America's Worst High School Hockey Team," and in 2022 he gave the commencement address at Michigan Tech, where he is a trustee. Bacon is a decent hockey player, a mediocre Spanish speaker, and a poor piano player, but that has not prevented him from enjoying all three. He lives in Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan with his wife and son.
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    • Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines at the Crossroads of College Football
    • By: John U. Bacon
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 03-09-2019
    • Language: English
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