Rich Wolfe (died August 31, 2020) was an American sports writer and marketer who wrote over fifty books, mainly about unique team's fan cultures.
[1][3] Wolfe later went on to be the owner of the Cedar Rapids Sharpshooters, a member of the Global Basketball Association for the 1992-3 season.
[4][5] He lost the franchise in 1992 for "financial reasons" and later sued the Five Seasons Center and the new owners for slander.
[6][7] Wolfe grew up in Lost Nation, Iowa and played basketball and baseball at Notre Dame.
[1] Wolfe wrote all of his books without the aid of a computer and sold them mostly direct via mail order.