Over the course of the last three decades, some of the biggest names in sports and business have invited Don to help them tell their story in a book. Here are some of the words they’ve written or said about the experience afterwards.
Brittney Payton
Daughter of Walter Payton
Warrick Dunn
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Running Back
Bubba Watson
Two-Time Masters Champion
Brian Kilmeade & Joe Namath
Nik Wallenda
Casey Crawford
Former Carolina Panthers Tight End
Kyle Carpenter
Medal of Honor Recipient
John Wooden
Legendary head basketball coach for UCLA
I had written several books before, but Don presented me with a unique idea and it was one I enjoyed working on together. Plus, he was someone whose company I enjoyed. To work that long on a book, you have to enjoy being together.
Dale Brown
Former head basketball coach for Louisiana State University
There are few journalists in America – maybe none – who are like Don. His character, his passion, his integrity make him a special human being. Yes we wrote a book together, but today I’d tell you that if I had a son I’d want him to be Don Yaeger.
John Smoltz
Former Major League Baseball player
I wasn’t sure I’d ever do a book, but now I am glad I did. Don Yaeger made the experience a lot less challenging than I thought it would have been.
Michael Oher
Former NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens
I chose Don because of the kind of people he had worked with before. When I saw that Walter Payton had trusted him to be his writer, I knew I could trust him, too.
David Covey
Co-Founder & CEO of SMCOV
The nine of us (Dr. Covey’s children) knew we needed to find the perfect writer to help us write our father’s biography and we all looked at writers before agreeing that Don was that person. He is not just a great storyteller, he’s a great listener and he figured out how to manage all of us at once! Quite a feat!
