Tom Schott

Tom Schott got his start in sports journalism at age 12 when he co-founded his own magazine called The Redbird Chirps, interviewing nearly 100 Major League Baseball players, managers, coaches, and broadcasters from 1981 to 1986. A native of St. Louis, Schott has been a contributing writer for the Cardinals media guide, magazine, Hall of Fame induction program, and website (Cardinals.com) and served on the media relations staff for the 2009 MLB All-Star Game and the 2013 World Series in his hometown. He co-authored The Giants Encyclopedia, a history of the New York and San Francisco Giants franchise published in 1999, and The Giants Encyclopedia: Second Edition, published in 2003. Schott also has written for the Giants website (SFGiants.com), Atlanta Braves media guide and website (Braves.com), and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum website (BaseballHall.org). Schott worked for the Purdue University athletics department from 1990 to 2019, rising from a graduate intern to senior associate athletics director for communications. He has authored or co-authored four books about the Boilermakers, including 100 Things Purdue Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, published in 2020. Tom and his wife, Jane, have two sons, August and Sam, and make their home in West Lafayette, Indiana. Follow Tom on Twitter @schottts.