How the Jester Became King: Dave Portnoy and the Unauthorized Real Story of Barstool Sports

"Stanton has a breezy and engaging style that reads well and quickly. It's a hard book to put down." --David McKee, Editor in Chief at Casino Life Magazine

A PolitiBrawl Recommended Book

The rags-to-riches tale of controversial media personality Dave Portnoy.

"17 years ago, I started a little gambling rag in my parents' basement called Barstool Sports. I had no idea, nobody could predict, the wild ride that it would set my life on." --Dave Portnoy, January 2020

Dave Portnoy's unpredictable rise to fame and fortune didn't happen overnight. And as Barstool's Kevin Clancy explained, "It'll never happen again." From handing out newspapers alone in a dirty subway station, to selling his digital media company for half a billion dollars, and then buying it back for $1, Portnoy's 20-year, controversy-filled Barstool Sports adventure is one you have to read to believe.

Author: Charlie Stanton
Publisher: Post Hill Press
Published: 12/17/2024
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.51w x 1.26d
ISBN13: 9798888459645
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports

About the Author
Charlie Stanton currently resides in New York City. Stanton graduated from Wake Forest University with Honors in Economics in 2012. In his free time, the author enjoys playing padel, pickleball, paddle, tennis, running, skiing, and spending time with his three younger brothers.