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

Skip Bayless

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1951 - American sports columnist, commentator and television personalityAuthor of "God's Coach: The Hymns, Hype, and Hypocrisy of Tom...
Columnist Commentator Sports Sports Columnist Sportswriter Television Commentator TV

Dan Jenkins

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1928 - March 7, 2019American author and sportswriterAuthor of "Semi-tough", "You Gotta Play Hurt" and "Jenkins at the Majors: Sixty Yea...
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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