- Wrote at least 10 novels, and collaborated with Willie Nelson on a biography.
- Former companion of Texas governor Ann Richards.
- Married to and divorced twice from Joyce Shrake.
- He graduated from Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Longtime companion of Texas governor Ann Richards, and is buried next to her.
- Living in Austin, Texas. (2004)
- He graduated from Texas Christian University in 1954 in Fort Worth, Texas with a degree in Philosophy and English.
- He was a sports reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald and Dallas Morning News before he joined the staff of the Sports Illustrated where he worked until 1979.
- He is survived by his sons, Ben Shrake and Alan Shrake; four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
- Started his journalism career at the Fort Worth Press and later worked for the Dallas Times Herald and The Dallas Morning News before moving to Sports Illustrated. Was working in Dallas in November 1963, when he and his roommate decided to line the motorcade route to catch a glimpse of President John F. Kennedy.
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