Frank Deford Quotes


Dan Rather pulling on a sweater and thereby winning a whole new chunk of the populace: That's television. President Reagan's press conferences: That's television. Keith Jackson is television. So are Kermit the Frog, instant replay, and the Fiesta Bowl.


Citations

Deford, Frank. Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter. Atlantic Monthly Press, 2012.

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Frank Deford
Frank Deford
  • Born: December 16, 1938
  • Died: May 28, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Sports Journalist, Novelist

Benjamin Franklin Deford III 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.