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The Best of Frank Deford

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The Best of Frank Deford( )
Author: Deford, Frank
ISBN:978-1-57243-360-1
Publication Date:Apr 2000
Publisher:Triumph Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $24.95
Book Description:

Whether Frank Deford is the voice you hear on National Public Radio's Morning Edition or the name you see in the Newsweek byline, you are sure to be highly entertained with the irreverent musings of this much-acclaimed sports mind. Deford possesses a witty and poignant take on the world of athletics that has earned him a wealth of fans, from the most ardent sports enthusiast to the greenest novice. In this best of the best...
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Book Details
Pages:310
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Radio / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:1.4 Pounds
Author Biography
Deford, Frank (Author)
Benjamin Franklin Deford III was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 16, 1938. He graduated from Princeton University in 1962. He began his career at Sports Illustrated as a researcher. He wrote for Sports Illustrated for more than 30 years, appeared on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel for 22 years, and gave 1,656 weekly commentaries for NPR's Morning Edition. He was a six-time Sportswriter of the Year, a National Magazine Award recipient, a member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame, and the first sportswriter to be given a National Humanities Medal. He wrote both fiction and nonfiction books including two memoirs entitled Alex: The Life of a Child and Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter. He died on May 28, 2017 at the age of 78.

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