Donald McRae

About The Author

Donald McRae is an award-winning author of fourteen non-fiction books which have featured sporting icons, legendary trial lawyers, heart surgeons and South Africa. He has twice won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year – the UK's most prestigious sports book prize – and ten national awards for his journalism at the Guardian.

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Books by Donald McRae

The Last Bell

Life, Death and Boxing

By Donald McRae

Winner of the Pinsent Masons Sports Writing Award at the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2026

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2025

'Thoroughly encapsulates the current state of the hurt business' Telegraph, Best Book...

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