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About Frank Deford
American sportswriter and novelist
Frank Deford was an American sportswriter and novelist. He was born in 1938 and died in 2017. He is best known for his long career writing about sports and for his familiar presence on radio. From 1980 until his death, Deford was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition. His work moved between journalism and fiction, and his public voice was closely associated with sports writing, commentary, and the culture around athletics.
More from Frank Deford (99 quotes) →More quotes by Frank Deford
- “First and foremost, Howard Cosell is sports. There are all these people, these fans, who claim that when Cose…”Frank Deford
- “You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.”Frank Deford
- “When Juan Antonio Samaranch said the Olympics are more important than the Catholic Church, I just couldn't be…”Frank Deford
- “That's the greatest compliment I can get: when somebody from Key West says, 'Hey, Bubba.' That means I'm in!”Frank Deford
Basketball: more sayings
- “Basketball comes first to me but I also pride myself on being an approachable person online and offline, talk…”Roy Hibbert
- “Mostly I play sports games - football and basketball. 'Inside Drive' and 'NFL Fever.'”Paul Pierce
- “I love the big, like, basketball sweats... and I only wear vintage T-shirts to bed, because I like the super-…”Brad Goreski
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Books by Frank Deford
The Entitled
2007