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Profile of Frank Deford on Famous Like Me

 
Name: Frank Deford  
   
Also Know As:
   
Date of Birth: 16th December 1938
   
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia

Frank Deford (b. December 16, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a senior contributing writer for Sports Illustrated, author, and commentator.

In addition to his Sports Illustrated duties, he is also a correspondent for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and is also a commentator for National Public Radio. Deford is also the chairman emeritus of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Deford is a graduate of Princeton University. He resides in Westport, Connecticut with his wife Carol.

Awards/Accomplishments

  • Member of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters
  • 6-time U.S. Sportswriter of the Year winner
  • Twice voted Magazine Writer of the Year by the Washington Journalism Review
  • National Magazine Award recipient
  • Christopher Award winner
  • Winner of a 1988 Emmy Award for his work during the Seoul Olympics
  • Winner of a CableACE in 1994 for writing the HBO Sports documentary "Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World"

Selected Books

  • There She Is : Lif (1971) ISBN 067069858X
  • Alex: The Life of a Child (1983) ISBN 0670111953
  • Spy in the Deuce Court (1986) ISBN 0399131345
  • The Best Of Frank Deford (2000) ISBN 1572433604
  • The Old Ball Game (2005) ISBN 0871138859

Links

  • Frank Deford Archive at SI
  • Frank Deford's Insider Archive also at SI
  • Frank Deford, NPR Biography
  • Frank Deford at Yahoo!
  • Deford Speech at CCC

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