[3] He was educated at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Gill, Massachusetts,[4] and Vanderbilt University, where he majored in history.

While in Nashville, he formed a close relationship with Don Meyer, head coach of the men's basketball program at David Lipscomb University.

During one of his first assignments in Nashville, the Sounds hosted the Columbus Clippers who, at the time, were the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees.

[7] The book also considered why the team lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series and why it didn't win a championship between 2001 and 2003.

In 2013, Olney delivered the May commencement speech at Northern State University, where Meyer coached until 2010, and was still a member of the faculty until his death on May 18, 2014.