Sweet Dreams

George Vecsey has written more than a dozen books, including the bestseller Stan Musial: An American Life. He joined the New York Times in 1968, wrote the Sports of the Times column from 1982 to 2011, and is now a contributing columnist. He was honored in 2013 by the National Soccer Hall of Fame for his contributions as one of the first columnists show more at a major U.S. newspaper to cover the sport. He lives in Port Washington, New York. show less