Leigh Montville (born July 20, 1943) is an American writer and former newspaper columnist who worked for The Boston Globe and Sports Illustrated.
He has authored many books, including best-sellers such as The Big Bam, a biography of New York Yankees baseball legend Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, about the Hall of Fame left fielder for the Red Sox, which won the 2004 CASEY Award for best baseball book of the year.
Montville co-authored the book Dare to Dream: Connecticut Basketball's Remarkable March to the National Championship with UConn head coach Jim Calhoun.
He was featured in episodes of The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame..., Costas Now, American Masters, and the HBO Sports documentary The Curse of the Bambino.
Most recently, Montville wrote Sting Like a Bee: Muhammed Ali vs. the United States of America, 1966-1971 which focuses on the cultural and political implications of Ali's refusal of service in the military and Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter (2021).