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Postby billyjack » Mon May 29, 2017 9:29 pm

Hey, i noticed the passing of Frank Deford. Great sportswriter for many years, with Sports Illustrated, NPR, then more recently on HBO with a regular segment.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/s ... at-78.html
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Postby billyjack » Wed May 31, 2017 11:40 am

Great long Deford column from 1981 on Bobby Knight:

https://www.si.com/vault/1981/01/26/825 ... ignificant
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Postby stever20 » Wed May 31, 2017 11:44 am

Deford was one of my favorite writers along with when he was on TV. Really sad news- lost a great writer- and what seemed like a genuinely good guy.
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