Mike Celizic, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Mike Celizic

American journalist and writer

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1948

Date of Death: 22-Sep-2010

Profession: columnist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Michael J.
Celizic (August 18, 1948 – September 22, 2010) was an American author and columnist. Celizic was born in Leroy Township, Ohio, and was a graduate of Painesville Riverside High School and the University of Notre Dame. Celizic authored seven books, including The Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State and the Fall of 1966.Celizic had been a reporter for the Home News Tribune of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and a sports columnist for The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey.
He was also a columnist for msnbc.com for 13 years.
He was known for a trademark look that always included a hat. Celizic died of cancer, survived by a wife, Margaret, and four children.
He had covered the treatment on his lymphoma in a journal for MSNBC up until his decision to forgo further chemotherapy treatments following an unfavorable diagnosis of the cancer's return from remission.