Michael J. Celizic (August 18, 1948[1] – September 22, 2010) was an American author and columnist.
Celizic was born in Leroy Township, Ohio, and was a graduate of Painesville Riverside High School and the University of Notre Dame.
Celizic authored seven books, including The Biggest Game of Them All: Notre Dame, Michigan State and the Fall of 1966.
Celizic died of cancer, survived by a wife, Margaret, and four children.
[3] He had covered the treatment on his lymphoma in a journal for MSNBC up until his decision to forgo further chemotherapy treatments following an unfavorable diagnosis of the cancer's return from remission.