John (Bam) Ransom

John (Bam) Ransom is an American sports humor writer, based in Denver, Colorado who writes a syndicated column called “Personal Fool” published by the The Sports Network (wire service), one of the largest sports wire services in North America. The column has been carried by more than two dozen major news publications.

His columns range from mildly offbeat to outright zany. One of his trademark features is telling sports stories through the eyes of his dog, George who either talks nonsense or talks sense. In this Ransom has said he was influenced by the character Slat Grobnick who was used in the same way by legendary Chicago columnist Mike Royko who wrote about sports and politics in Chicago for several decades. Ransom’s other influences are the written works of Steve Martin, Dave Barry, Mark Twain, Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Rosenbloom and Mad Magazine.

Ransom's sports writing has appeared in LA Business Journal covering the NFL; the Pittsburgh Tribune Review covering the NFL Draft; USAHockey.com covering Olympic Hockey; BassFan covering fishing; and the Cicero-Berwyn Gazette, covering the Chicago Bears as a beat reporter in 2006.

Ransom has also written extensively about finance and politics in various publications including TheStreet.com, the Observer Media Group, NewsMax, Registered Rep Magazine, the Los Angeles Business Journal, The Naval Intelligence Professionals and Growing Wealth Magazine.