Johnny Smith

Sports Historian, Professor @georgiatech, and author. Next book: JUMPMAN: THE MAKING AND MEANING OF MICHAEL JORDAN.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

JUMPMAN: The Making and Meaning of Michael Jordan hits bookstores on November 7! #NBA #ChicagoBulls #BookTwitter

[Gabrielle Gambrell @_GiftofGab_]

"Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Oprah Winfrey all share a daily habit that most Americans have quietly abandoned: READING BOOKS.

According to a new JPMorgan survey of more than 100 billionaires, reading ranks as the top habit that elite achievers have in common. Daily reading for pleasure has plummeted some 40% over the past two decades."

via @FortuneMagazine

https://t.co/x1aKisHetO

[Koula @koulakarma]

My friend is by the bakery right now. The Gibbs/ St. Brown figures are AMAZING!
💙🩶

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@mattdelmont @VikingBooks Congratulations!!

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@SportsSocietyVU @RrobertsSports Thank you!!

[Vanderbilt Sports & Society @SportsSocietyVU]

The bestselling team of Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith came on our show to discuss their acclaimed new book on heavyweight champ & icon Joe Louis.
Watch here:
https://t.co/chro6Hoz8S
Listen here: https://t.co/5xARQhwBKJ

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@p_emory Wooden had some real gems of wisdom.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@DetroitOnLion If the Browns staff is dismissed, Campbell should call Jim Schwartz. I don’t know if Schwartz would consider returning to Detroit, but it’s worth asking. He has a great track record as a DC.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@JimCosta_ 💯

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@HonoluluBlues_ Bring Jim Schwartz back as DC.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@AtoZ_Payton Linderbaum absolutely should be the Lions’ top FA target. Spend whatever it takes. It’s highly unlikely Ragnow comes back.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@colton_pouncy Colton, do you know any specifics about LaPorta’s back injury? As far as I can tell, there has been little reporting on the severity. But back surgery of any kind seems pretty concerning for an NFL player. Thx

[J Raddy @Jraddy]

This is OPI… when the defender shoves the WR into another defender… #OnePride

[Luke Epplin @LukeEpplin]

Closing out 2025 with the best sports book I've read this year--"Blood Brothers," about the friendship and breakup of Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. Spectacular writing, deep research, great slice of American history.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@LukeEpplin Thanks!!

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@p_emory I’m gonna turn this into a poster on my campus office door.

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@p_emory I would definitely read it!

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@walrusinencino @clintonyates @DevinKane @ClintonNFriends Thanks!

[Basic Books @BasicBooks]

We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate the publication of "THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE: Joe Louis's Battle for Freedom during World War II," by Randy Roberts (@RrobertsSports) and Johnny Smith (@SportsHistProf)—the story of the boxing champion whose fight against the Nazis inside and outside of the ring made him a global icon.

“A sharp, hard-hitting, beautifully written account of one of the greatest sports figures in all American history," says @jonathaneig, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of "King: A Life."

AVAILABLE NOW: https://t.co/EwTB04m8gF

[Johnny Smith @SportsHistProf]

@jonathaneig @BasicBooks @RrobertsSports Thank you!

[Jonathan Eig @jonathaneig]

@BasicBooks @RrobertsSports @SportsHistProf Love that book jacket! The inside's great too!