From Jeremy Fuchs’ Website:
The idea of doing anything other than journalism has never really crossed my mind. From birth, I was obsessed with sports. It was always on in my childhood home, and I couldn’t get enough. I’m known by my friends for knowing where every NFL player went to college, and it’s my one superpower (and a great party trick!).
My favorite books growing up were behind-the-scenes stories of teams, of players, of moments in time. I craved the details that these writers shared, and marveled at the idea that someone would pay them do it. As soon as I knew that playing sports wasn’t an option, writing about it became the next best thing.
I did as much as I could early on. I started blogging at age 16, first my own site, then branching out to a run a popular New York Giants blog. I worked for Bleacher Report while a student at Muhlenberg College, working on the site’s breaking news team. After graduating from Muhlenberg in 2014 with a degree in political science and religion studies, I went to Columbia School of Journalism. There I learned the basics of reporting, why you can’t never report enough, and learned from experts. In 2015, I started an internship at Sports Illustrated, working as a fact-checker for the magazine. Since 2016, I have been a staff member at the magazine, where I fact-check and contribute stories. In late 2016, my duties expanded to include Sports Illustrated Kids, where I am also a staff member, and write features and work closely with the entire editorial staff on creating the monthly magazine. At the beginning of 2017, I was assigned to write Faces in the Crowd, one of SI’s most notable franchises. From writing stories, to managing a column, to working with multiple teams across all of SI’s brands, I’ve done my best to become a valuable asset to the legendary publication.
Since 2019, I’ve been working as a content strategist, working with brands such as Cisco, IBM and Foot Locker. I love writing about another side of sports and learning from great companies.
I love stories that are a bit offbeat. You can find me digging in newspaper archives for forgotten stars or writing about the effects of yoga on bull riding. More than anything, I’m attracted to characters. Young, old, blips on the radar or stars, it’s the characters who make sports so fascinating.