Literary Library

Frank Deford

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1938 - May 28, 2017American sportswriter and novelistAuthor of "Alex: The Life of a Child", "The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Chri...
Athlete Athletes Athletics Baseball Novel Novelist Sports Sports Columnist Sportswriter

David Pietrusza

by Angela Beck
November 22, 1949 - American presidential scholar, historian, college lecturer and authorAuthor of "Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures", "1948: Har...
Baseball Harry Truman Historian Lecturer President President Roosevelt President Truman Presidential Scholar Ted Williams Theodore Roosevelt World War II

Grantland Rice

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1880 - July 13, 1954American sportswriterAuthor of "Base-ball Ballads", "Songs of the Stalwart" and "The Tumult and the Shouting: My L...
Athlete Athletes Athletics Baseball Sports Sportswriter