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Frank Deford
Benjamin Franklin Deford III is an American sports novelist and writer. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition radio show. Deford wrote for Sports Illustrated magazine from 1962 until his death in 2017, and was a reporter on the Real Sports TV show with Bryant Gumbel on HBO. He wrote 18 books, including nine novels. A member of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, Deford has been voted National Sports Writer of the Year by members of that organization six times, and twice voted a writer by the Washington Journalism Review. In 2012, Deford became the first magazine to receive the Red Smith Award.
BornBenjamin Franklin Deford III, December 16, 1938, Baltimore, Maryland
DiedMay 28, 2017, Key West, Florida
EducationPrinceton University
OccupationSports journalist, novelist
Spouse(s)Carol Penner Deford
Children3

About Frank Deford

Novelist Frank Deford was born on December 16, 1938 in Maryland, United States (He dies at the age of 78, on May 28, 2017).

In 1981, he published the novel Everybody's All-American, which was later made into a film starring Movie Actor Dennis Quaid.

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Frank Deford before becoming famous

Frank Deford was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1938 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He graduated from Princeton in 1962 and worked as a researcher for Sports Illustrated for a short time.

Achievement of Frank Deford

He was a Sports Illustrated senior contributing writer and an NPR analyst.

Frank Deford's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1965, he married Carol Penner Deford, with whom he had two grandchildren.

Frank Deford on Social Media

Frank Deford Collabed with

On Journalist Bryant Gumbel's Real Sports with Journalist Bryant Gumbel, he was a correspondent.

Frank Deford Income & Net worth

Frank Deford's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Frank Deford.

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Latest information about Frank Deford updated on March 19 2023.