Salt Lake Tribune sports columnist Kurt Kragthorpe is the brother of former University of Tulsa and Louisville football Steve Kragthorpe. They are the sons of Dave Kragthorpe, who was the head football coach at South Dakota State, Idaho State and Oregon State. Kurt Kragthorpe has written for a Salt Lake City newspaper since 1983. He spoke with The Oklahoman before Game 4 of the Thunder-Jazz.
Not too often do you see a football coach/sports columnist brother duo. How did that happen?
“A lot of it had to do growing up in an era when media and the teams they cover were more friendly than adversarial.