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Mark Purdy

Mark Purdy

About

Mark Purdy reported on the NFL for 43 years, including coverage of the San Francisco 49ers for 31 years as a columnist at the San Jose Mercury News before retiring in 2017. He was honored by both the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal for writing one of America’s top 10 sports columns. He and Dr. Fitzgerald Hill wrote Crackback!, analyzing the challenges faced by Black college football coaches.

Press

Retired Sports Columnist for the Mercury News/Bay Area News Group, Mark Purdy joined Murph & Markus this morning to share his perspective on the current state of the 49ers and to promote his new book called The San Francisco 49ers:

Events

For more information, see Mark’s website.

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