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Grantland Rice

American sportswriter (1880-1954) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 73

Henry Grantland Rice was an American sportswriter, columnist, and poet from Tennessee known as the "Dean of American Sports Writers". He published three books of poetry, and coined the famous phrase that it was not important whether you “won or lost, but how you played the game.”

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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, One-Reel1944
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1954 · aged 73

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