# Frank Deford
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Benjamin Franklin Deford III (December 16, 1938 – May 28, 2017) was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition radio program.
Deford wrote for Sports Illustrated magazine from 1962 until his death in 2017, and was a correspondent for the Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel television program on HBO. He wrote 18 books, nine of them novels.
Hang Up and Listen - The Not a Victory Cigar Edition
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by Ethan Sherwood Strauss to preview the NBA Finals. They also talk with Charles P. Pierce about the legacy of writer Frank Deford, and Daniel Engber joins for a conversation about our favorite non-famous athletes.
NBA Finals (1:54): A conversation with Ethan…
The Philosophy of Hoops
Basketball, an American invention but a world-wide phenomenon, is sometimes characterized as the most athletic and aesthetic of sports. What makes a sport interesting? Valuable? Fun? Entertaining? What values does sport exemplify, and does basketball really measure up? Does commercialization underm…
What Washington, Lincoln, and JFK teach us about leadership today
In this episode of Faith & Clarity, Dr. Mark Turman is joined by author and attorney Talmage Boston for a conversation on leadership, history, and faith, drawing on Talmage's book How the Best Did It, which examines eight of America's top-ranked presidents based largely on C-SPAN historian polls. T…
Touch 'Em All with Larry Keith
“Frank Deford. Dan Jenkins. John Underwood. The list could go on. We thought we were in Valhalla.”
Larry Keith joins Brian to talk about his long career as a reporter, writer, and editor at Sports Illustrated.
Larry, who worked at SI from 1970 to 2004, traces his career path from covering high sch…
Fake Frank Deford and Dusty Rhodes
In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, Stugotz and Hoch revisit some of the best moments from the Fake Frank Deford and the Fake Dusty Rhodes.
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Fake Frank Deford and Dusty Rhodes (w/ Stugotz & Hochman)
In this episode of With Stugotz & Hochman, Stugotz and Hoch revisit some of the best moments from the Fake Frank Deford and the Fake Dusty Rhodes.
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88. Time Is on My Side | Week 5 NFL Insights and Surprises
As we emerge from the Bumpy Streets, it is not without the battle scars an NFL handicapper endures throughout a season. Mike now finds himself at a crossroads. One way leads to vindication and glory, the other.
As we head into Week 5, too early to rule out a comeback for Mike's 2026 season, but a…
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