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Frank Deford

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American sportswriter

United StatesWritersLived 1938 to 2017 · aged 78
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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.

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2012National Humanities Medal

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United States
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1938 to 2017 · aged 78
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4 languages

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