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Mike Gastineau is a freelance writer, author, broadcaster, and communications consultant.

His written work has appeared in SportspressNW.com, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Mariners Magazine, the Washington Athletic Club Magazine, Lindy’s College Football Magazine, and The Grand Salami. He has authored four books and consulted on a fifth.

His latest book, Fear No Man, details the 1991 University of Washington's successful quest to win a national college football title.

In 2018 he released Mr. Townsend and the Polish Prince. The book tells the remarkable story of Joe Purzycki, the first-ever white head football coach at a Historically Black College, and Nelson Townsend, the athletic director who had the courage to hire him. A script for a film
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“Seattle sits far enough north that direct sunlight is nothing more than a rumor from Halloween until Easter.”
Mike Gastineau, Sounders FC: Authentic Masterpiece: The Inside Story Of The Best Franchise Launch In American Sports History

“Told by interested Seattle parties that Logan had promised the city a team if they voted to build the Seahawks new stadium (which they had) Garber quickly pointed out that he hadn’t made the promise, a guarantee he said that never should have been made in the first place.”
Mike Gastineau, Sounders FC: Authentic Masterpiece: The Inside Story Of The Best Franchise Launch In American Sports History

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