Rob Penfield is a Simsbury, CT native with a passion for writing stories about his hometown. He attended Northampton Commercial College where he captained the basketball team and is a graduate of American International College in Springfield, MA. He is a twice wounded and decorated Vietnam veteran who served with the 9th Infantry Division during the TET offensive. 

Rob was the Farmington Valley Herald’s Sports Editor during the 1970’s, the lone sportswriter covering women’s high school sports on a fulltime basis, including 1973’s first ever field hockey tournament. He covered the World Series, The Super Bowl, NCAA tournaments, professional golf, tennis tournaments, NASCAR and local stock car racing and the Montreal Olympics for nationally known sports publications. 

He worked as a professional consultant developing business training programs in every US state and for more than 200 clients in over 30 countries worldwide.  

He ran his own boutique consulting company for 27 years. He’s a lifelong athlete including his playing field hockey at Fort Sill, OK. An opportunity which provided him with a special insight and understanding to tell the story of Connecticut’s first-ever high school field hockey tournament.  To tell that story before those memories were lost forever.      

As a published writer, Rob has previously authored the riveting books, “The Monsters That Never Die” and “The Last Echoes From Down ‘N The Hole.” He is also author of the successful book, “A Life of Obstructions”, and his newest book about the history and lore of his hometown, “Sliding Down the Razorblades of Life”.

Rob and his wife, Bonnie, originally from Shamokin, PA, live a comfortable retired lifestyle in Phoenix, MD with their cats and rebuilt Model A Fords.