Mark Zwolinski

Mark Zwolinski was born in Toronto, and raised in the Downsview area of North York. He is a proud alumni of Cornelius Parkway Public School, Queensborough Junior High School, and Nelson Boylen SS. Immediately after graduation, he played two seasons in the minor leagues for New York Mets, where JP Ricciardi and Billy Beane were teammates (Little Falls Mets). He attended York University, began writing for the Excalibur student newspaper, then joined the Toronto Star as a freelancer in 1982. He's...See more

Mark Zwolinski was born in Toronto, and raised in the Downsview area of North York. He is a proud alumni of Cornelius Parkway Public School, Queensborough Junior High School, and Nelson Boylen SS. Immediately after graduation, he played two seasons in the minor leagues for New York Mets, where JP Ricciardi and Billy Beane were teammates (Little Falls Mets). He attended York University, began writing for the Excalibur student newspaper, then joined the Toronto Star as a freelancer in 1982. He's been there ever since, covering the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1995, he authored a book, "The Fight of his Life," a story of the late John Kordic, who played in the NHL for Montreal, Toronto, Washington, and Quebec. He's the proud husband to Iris Duncan, who endures his passions in drag racing and model railroading. If anyone asks, Zwolinski will tell them that kindness, respect, and manners, matter most. See less