Mike Leach was a legendary college football coach and New York Times bestselling author of Swing Your Sword. He has appeared on 60 Minutes and has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, and USA TODAY. He was the only college coach ever featured by NFL Films. He passed away in 2022 at the age of sixty-one.

Buddy Levy is the author of Conquistador, River of Darkness, and American Legend. He is co-star of Brad Meltzer's Decoded on H2 (History Channel), and has been featured or reviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal.