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Skip Bayless        

Sports Columnist, Author & TV Personality

Skip Bayless is an American sportswriter and former ESPN columnist. He left ESPN in 2016 debuted his new show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 that September.

Bayless has written for The Miami Herald, The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Times Herald, Chicago Tribune, and the San Jose Mercury News. He has also written three books regarding the Dallas Cowboys. Bayless's work has appeared in various national sports publications, including Sports Illustrated.

In 2012, he received two honors: he was nominated for a Sports Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Personality, Studio Analyst,[26] and was the co-recipient with DJ Steve Porter of a Webby People's Voice Award in the category of Video Remixes/Mashups for "All He Does Is Win", Porter's mashup of clips of Bayless passionately defending oft-maligned quarterback Tim Tebow.

Bayless is a graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. His brother is Rick Bayless, a well known chef who specializes in traditional Mexican food.

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