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Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) 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.
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, who mined the sports world for human stories and told them with literary grace over six decades in Sports Illustrated, a shelf of books and many years of radio and television...
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, a legend in the world of sports journalism, has died at age 78 in Key West, Florida, according to his wife, Carol Penner Deford.
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, Longtime Sports Commentator For NPR, Dies At 78. Through nearly four decades, at least five presidential administrations and seemingly countless Super Bowls and World Series, NPR...
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, often considered the finest sportswriter of his generation for his detailed psychological profiles of athletes and coaches, who also won acclaim for his novels, his television and...
May 29, 2017 · Longtime Sports Illustrated writer Frank Deford died on Sunday in Key West, Fla. He was 78 years old. His wife, Carol Deford, told SI that he was recently treated for pneumonia. Deford started...
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford was a prolific and influential writer who covered sports for Sports Illustrated, NPR, CNN and HBO. He also wrote books, memoirs and fiction, and received many awards and honors for his work.
