After Grant Wahl’s Tragic Death His Wife Is Making Sure His Legacy Lives On

On December 10th 2022 Sportswriter Grant Wahl was in Lusail, Qatar covering the FIFA world cup. Halfway around the world his wife Dr. Celine Gounder was in their New York City apartment. The distance between them was not unusual for the pair whose work took them each on the road for sometimes weeks at a time. On this particular Friday evening, however, Celine received a call that Grant had collapsed in the stadium press box toward the end of the Argentina-Netherlands match. By the time she was able to reach someone at Hamad General Hospital where he had been taken, she learned that Grant had died. Following his death, sports legends including Megan Rapinoe, Lebron James and Billie Jean King shared tributes and fond sentiments about Grant who had done as much advocating for women's sports and the LGBTQ community as he had written articles about the NBA, MLS, and FIFA. Now, a collection of his best works is being published in a new book called “World Class: Purpose, Passion, And The Pursuit of Greatness On and Off The Field.” Katie spoke with Dr. Gounder about putting the book together and Grant's legacy.
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Wonderful interview. I will buy this book for my husband and son. Inspirational.

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Thanks for this excellent profile. Wasn’t aware of this local treasure till now. ❤

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Any death is sad. He was an amazing journalist. How do you not get that?