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Frank Deford

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December 16, 1938 in Baltimore, MA, The United States

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

DeFord has been writing for Sports Illustrated since the early 1960s. In addition to his Sports Illustrated duties, he is also a correspondent for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and a regular, Wednesday commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition.

His 1981 novel, "Everybody's All-American," was named one of Sports Illustrated's Top 25 Sports Books of All Time and was later made into a movie directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Dennis Quaid.

In the early 1990s Deford took a brief break from NPR and other professional activities to serve as editor-in-chief of The National (newspaper)...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,247 ratings · 311 reviews · 40 distinct works

	Alex: The Life of a Child 4.37 avg rating — 354 ratings — published 1983 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Bliss, Remembered 3.77 avg rating — 302 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball 3.77 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Entitled 3.31 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	My rating:
	An American Summer 3.80 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Everybody's All-american 3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1981 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Best of Frank Deford: I'm Just Getting Started... 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	The Other Adonis: A Novel of Reincarnation 3.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	There She Is; The Life And Times Of Miss America 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Blondes are like left-handed athletes, they all get a second look even if they don't deserve one. ”
― Frank Deford

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