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About Steve Jacobson
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Steve Jacobson was a sports reporter and columnist for Newsday for 44 years beginning in 1960. He was awarded first prize by the Associated Pres s of New York and Top Five Sports Columnists numerous times by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and has been twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, among other accolades. In 2004, he created, conducted interviews for, and helped script the documentary Jackie’s Disciples for ESPN.
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Current Projects
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Carrying Jackie's Torch
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“This is a story that we need to continually tell. It goes beyond baseball, it goes beyond America. It is a story about heroism at the highest levels and those brave souls who were forced to face and overcome the same obstacles generation after generation.”
—Ken Burns
“Carrying Jackie’s Torch is not only a must-read for baseball fans, but also a textbook for American history buffs—a chronicle of a nation in transition with black ballplayers as courageous agents of change.”
—Mike Bevans, Executive Editor,
Sports Illustrated
Jackie Robinson’s signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 opened the door for black ballplayers in the major leagues and was a landmark in civil rights in the United States. For the first time, whites were spurred to identify with blacks on the playing field. But the racial barriers that had been the culture of baseball for half a century did not come down so easily.
This revelatory chronicle illuminates the real and painful struggles of the black players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major and minor leagues from 1947 through 1968. Some went on to Hall of Fame careers, while others have been nearly forgotten, but they all played a pivotal role in the agonizing struggle to integrate America—a role that has gone largely unsung until now.
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The Bronx is Burning |
Steve Jacobson and
Alan Ruck
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Steve Jacobson is currently serving as technical advisor to the ESPN Entertainment miniseries, "The Bronx is Burning". The 8-hour production presents a look at the New York Yankees attempt to win the 1977 World Series, based on Jonathan Mahler's book "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning."
The series features Daniel Sunjata as Reggie Jackson, John Turturro as Billy Martin, and Oliver Platt as George Steinbrenner.
Steve will be portrayed in the film by actor Alan Ruck.
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