David Murray and Cristie Bosch at their front stoop on April 9, 2026, in Chicago.
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David Murray and Cristie Bosch at their front stoop on April 9, 2026, in Chicago. Murray is the author of a book titled "Soccer Dad," about navigating competitive youth sports through their daughter Scout's soccer experiences, having played competitively from childhood through college. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
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CHICAGO -- If memory serves, when I was starting on organized high school sports teams, my father saw me play football once, basketball twice and baseball not at all. An otherwise attentive and supportive father, he was like most fathers and mothers of his generation, not at all preoccupied with the games the children played. Times change and David Murray knows that better than most. “I grew ...

