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Frank Deford

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Born: December 15 1938

Died: 2727 05 20172017

Frank Deford is a senior contributing writer for Sports Illustrated, author, and commentator.

DeFord has been writing for Sports Illustrated since the early 1960s. In addition to his Sports Illustrated duties, he is also a correspondent for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and a regular, Wednesday commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition.

His 1981 novel, "Everybody's All-American," was named one of Sports Illustrated's Top 25 Sports Books of All Time and was later made into a movie directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Dennis Quaid.

In the early 1990s Deford took a brief break from NPR and other professional activities to serve as editor-in-chief of The National , a short-lived, daily U.S. sports newspaper. It debuted January 31, 1990 and folded after eighteen months. The newspaper was published Sundays through Fridays and had a tabloid format.

Deford is also the chairman emeritus of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He became involved in cystic fibrosis education and advocacy after his daughter, Alexandra was diagnosed with the illness in the early 1970s. After Alex died on January 19, 1980, at the age of eight, Deford chronicled her life in the memoir Alex: The Life of a Child. The book was made into a movie starring Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia in 1986. In 1997, it was reissued in an expanded edition, with updated information on the Defords and Alex's friends.

Deford grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the Gilman School in Baltimore. He is a graduate of Princeton University and now resides in Westport, Connecticut, with his wife, Carol. They have two surviving children: Christian and Scarlet . Their youngest daughter Scarlet was adopted a few months after the loss of Alex.

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Frank Deford

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Books from Frank Deford

Alex: The Life of a Child

Bliss, Remembered

The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball

Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter

An American Summer

I'd Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries

The Best of Frank Deford: I'm Just Getting Started...

Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion

Sports Illustrated: Baseball

The Autobiography of Billie Jean King

Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice on and Off the Gridiron

The Virtuoso: Face To Face With 40 Extraordinary Talents

A Year in Sports: From the Rose Bowl to Figure Skating

A Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice On and Off the Gridiron

Billie Jean

A Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice on and Off the Gridiron

Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby

The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball

The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball

The World's Tallest Midget: The Best of Frank Deford

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Frank Deford

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Books from Frank Deford

Alex: The Life of a Child

Bliss, Remembered

The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball

Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter

An American Summer

I'd Know That Voice Anywhere: My Favorite NPR Commentaries

The Best of Frank Deford: I'm Just Getting Started...

Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion

Sports Illustrated: Baseball

The Autobiography of Billie Jean King

Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice on and Off the Gridiron

The Virtuoso: Face To Face With 40 Extraordinary Talents

A Year in Sports: From the Rose Bowl to Figure Skating

A Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice On and Off the Gridiron

Billie Jean

A Gift for Ron: Friendship and Sacrifice on and Off the Gridiron

Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby

The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson, and the New York Giants Created Modern Baseball

The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball

The World&apos;s Tallest Midget: The Best of Frank Deford

The World's Tallest Midget: The Best of Frank Deford