Franz Lidz

Franz Lidz
BornFranz Ira Lidz
(1951-09-24) September 24, 1951
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • memoirist
  • American professional basketball executive
Alma materAntioch College
Notable worksUnstrung Heroes (1991)
Ghosty Men (2003)
Fairway To Hell (2008)
SpouseMaggie Lidz (1976–present)
ChildrenGogo, Daisy

Franz Lidz (born September 24, 1951) is an American writer, journalist and former pro basketball executive.

A New York Times archaeology, science and film essayist, who originated the archaeological column "Lost and Found". He's a former Sports Illustrated senior writer, Smithsonian columnist and a onetime vice president for the Detroit Pistons. His childhood memoir Unstrung Heroes was adapted into a Hollywood film of the same title in 1995.