Jon Bois
American sports journalist, data analytics journalist, and video presenter
Jon Bois ( BOYSS; born September 24, 1982) is an American sports writer, video producer, and YouTuber. He is an executive producer of Secret Base, the YouTube channel of sports blogging network SB Nation. Bois is known for his speculative fiction works on sports, such as 17776, its follow-up 20020, and The Tim Tebow CFL Chronicles. He is also known for his documentary videos and their unique style, often featuring a collage of many charts, pictures and other media related to the story and panoramic shots of the collection, a style that has been adopted by other YouTubers. Bois' work often covers strange incidents, statistical outliers, and teams considered unsuccessful or unpopular. He is the inventor of the concept of scorigami.
Early life and education
Bois was born on September 24, 1982, in Kansas City, Kansas, and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia, aged nine—in "places so ordinary that ghosts don't even live there," he once wrote.
From the fifth grade until high school, Bois was homeschooled. He graduated Waggener High School in Louisville in 2001. He dropped out of college after one semester.
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