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Barra graduated from [[Mountain Brook High School]] and from [[UAB]]. | Barra graduated from [[Mountain Brook High School]] and from [[UAB]]. | ||
Barra’s work has appeared in various alternative publications, including ''[[The Paperman]]'', ''[[The Birmingham Reporter]]'', the ''[[Southsider]]'', ''[[Boz Art]]'', ''[[Creative Loafing]]'', ''[[Blue Note]]'', ''[[Southern Style]]'', ''[[Fun & Stuff]]'', the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' and ''[[Weld]]''. He worked for a time as an editor for ''American Heritage''. | Barra’s work has appeared in various alternative publications, including ''[[The Paperman]]'', ''[[Birmingham After Dark]]'', ''[[The Birmingham Reporter]]'', the ''[[Southsider]]'', ''[[Boz Art]]'', ''[[Creative Loafing]]'', ''[[Blue Note]]'', ''[[Southern Style]]'', ''[[Fun & Stuff]]'', the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' and ''[[Weld]]''. He worked for a time as an editor for ''American Heritage''. | ||
Barra is the author of several books, including ''[[Rickwood Field: A Century in America’s Oldest Ballpark]]'', ''[[The Last Coach]]'', and ''Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee''. | Barra is the author of several books, including ''[[Rickwood Field: A Century in America’s Oldest Ballpark]]'', ''[[The Last Coach]]'', and ''Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee''. | ||
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Allen Barra (born in Birmingham) is a sports columnist for the Wall Street Journal and Salon.com. He regularly appears on Major League Baseball Radio.
Barra graduated from Mountain Brook High School and from UAB.
Barra’s work has appeared in various alternative publications, including The Paperman, Birmingham After Dark, The Birmingham Reporter, the Southsider, Boz Art, Creative Loafing, Blue Note, Southern Style, Fun & Stuff, the Birmingham Weekly and Weld. He worked for a time as an editor for American Heritage.
Barra is the author of several books, including Rickwood Field: A Century in America’s Oldest Ballpark, The Last Coach, and Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee.
He is a resident of South Orange, New Jersey. He and his wife, Jonelle, have one child.
Publications
- Barra, Allen (2010) Rickwood Field: A Century in America’s Oldest Ballpark
- Barra, Allen (2010) Yogi Berra: Eternal Yankee
- Barra, Allen (2003) Clearing the Bases
- Barra, Allen (2006) The Last Coach: A Life of Paul “Bear” Bryant
- Barra, Allen (2014) Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball’s Golden Age
References
- "Allen Barra" (September 20, 2017) Wikipedia - accessed December 1, 2017