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"Chris" is Christopher Wilson, the owner and operator of the Briefs Empire. Christopher has been a syndicated sports
humor columnist since 2002 and lives with his wife in Waco, Texas.
"Sports Briefs" is Christopher's finest book to date--also his only book to date--and is a collection of his
68 best columns, written in memory of his father, Carroll Wilson, who passed away from cancer in March 2003. A portion of
the proceeds from "Sports Briefs" go to the American Cancer Society and the First United Methodist Church in Christopher's
hometown, Olney, Texas.
Besides sports and underwear, Christopher was nominated as Poet of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006 by the International
Society of Poets. He's been published in "Letters from the Soul," "Eternal Portraits," "The Best
Poems and Poets of 2003" and "Colours of the Heart." His poetry has been read on "The Sounds of Poetry,"
a 33-track, three-album CD.
Christopher graduated from Olney High School, where he had no interest in journalism whatsoever, except for reading the
sports section during his lunch period each day. It was at Midwestern State University (The MU) in Wichita Falls, Texas, under
the tutelage of very crafty professors, where he began to take an interest in the field, after sampling most other fields
of study, buffet-style. He was a reporter, columnist and assistant sports editor for the student newspaper, The Wichitan--where
he spent most of his time muckraking. Christopher received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in journalism
in 2002, and he arranged obituaries and crossword puzzles in a festive manner as a pagination coordinator for the Times Record
News in Wichita Falls before joining FanStop.com as a columnist.
Christopher currently serves as the sports editor for the Waco Citizen newspaper and is an official voting member of the
Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
To contact Christopher Wilson, send an e-mail and
put "To Chris" in the subject line.
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