Frank Deford
Benjamin Franklin Deford III was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition radio program.
Background
- Born in
- Baltimore
- Educated at
- Princeton UniversityCalvert SchoolGilman School
- Awards
- 🏆 National Humanities Medal
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Trending topics shown first"My first protocol on rooting in sports is that you should stick with the teams that you grew up with. I know we're a transient society, but that's just it: Continuing to cheer for your original hometo…"
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1938
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Birth2017
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