Judd Garrett lives in Dallas, Texas, where his most recent non-writing job was as Director of Advanced Scouting with the Dallas Cowboys.

 

A 1990 graduate of Princeton, Judd was an All-American football player and also played baseball for the Tigers. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. He played six years of professional football, including as a member of the 1993 Super Bowl Champion Dallas Cowboys.

 

He began a 12-year coaching career with the Saints, Dolphins, Rams and Cowboys, and served another 12 years as a personnel executive with the Cowboys.

 

Judd has written two screenplays, and is a frequent contributor on the topics of sports and politics to Real Clear Politics. No Wind is his first published novel. Judd is married and the father of six children.