So begins the first chapter of writer George Plimpton’s 1966 bestselling book “Paper Lion,” based upon his experience of “trying out” as the last-string quarterback at the Detroit Lions training camp ...

George Plimpton, Author, edited by Sarah Dudley Plimpton. Random $24.95 (200p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6342-0 These tame "excursions" (edited by the author's widow) are a far cry from past Plimpton adventures ...

As the Detroit Lions barrel toward a Thanksgiving Day game with the Green Bay Packers, some die-hard fans may be fantasizing about what it would be like to be on the field themselves: calling plays ...

It's been quite a spring for writer-editor-actor-ornithologist-fireworks-commissioner George Plimpton. He turned 75 in March. He was inducted to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Last night, ...

The most gratifying thing about the new George Plimpton biography, George, Being George (Random House; 423 pages), is that it is nearly as much fun as George Plimpton. For the bulk of his 76 years, ...

Among his numerous other credits and exploits, George Plimpton appeared in Lawrence of Arabia and The Simpsons. George Plimpton did it all: The co-founder of the literary magazine The Paris Review, ...

An Upper East Side residence steeped in literary lore, once the hub of writer George Plimpton’s social and professional world, is poised to list for $5.25 million, The Post has learned. The sprawling ...

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) and Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold (6) show off their athleticism on Sept. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Matt Ludtke As the Detroit Lions barrel toward a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stephen Siff, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) As the Detroit Lions barrel toward a ...