PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2013) Winner
Frank Deford
フランク・デフォード
Furanku Defōdo
Aliases:
Benjamin Franklin Deford III
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-12-16 （Baltimore, Maryland）
- Died
- 2017-05-28 （Key West, Florida） age 78
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Baltimore, Maryland → Key West, Florida
Career
- Occupations
- Sports journalist, Novelist, Sports commentator
- Active Years
- 1962-2017
- Affiliations
- Sports Illustrated, NPR, HBO Real Sports
- Memberships
- National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Gilman School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Princeton University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Calvert School
Country:
United States
Gilman School
Country:
United States
Princeton University
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Red Smith Award | — | — | Associated Press Sports Editors | 受賞 |
| 2013 | National Humanities Medal | — | — | President of the United States | 受賞 |
| — | National Sportswriter of the Year | — | — | National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association | 6回受賞 |
Red Smith Award
2012
Organization:
Associated Press Sports Editors
Result:
受賞
National Humanities Medal
2013
Organization:
President of the United States
Result:
受賞
National Sportswriter of the Year
Organization:
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
Result:
6回受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Everybody's All-American
1981 NovelA novel about the rise and fall of an American football star
Glory and downfall in sportsAmerican Dream
Adaptations
- [Film] Everybody's All-American / Taylor Hackford (1988)
Bibliography
- Five Strides on the Banked Track: The Life and Times of the Roller Derby
- Cut 'n' Run
- There She Is: The Life and Times of Miss America
- Big Bill Tilden: The Triumphs and The Tragedy
- The Owner
- Everybody's All-American
- Alex: The Life of a Child
- The Spy in the Deuce Court
- The World's Tallest Midget: The Best of Frank Deford
- Casey On The Loose
- Love and Infamy
- The Best Of Frank Deford
- The Other Adonis: A Novel
- An American Summer: A Novel
- The Old Ball Game
- The Entitled
- Bliss, Remembered
- Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid narrativeHumor and insight
- Recurring Motifs
- Human drama in sportsFamily loss
Legacy
Renowned as a master of sports writing, famous for NPR commentaries and Sports Illustrated articles. Advocated for cystic fibrosis research.
Archives
- University of Texas at Austin
Trivia
- Wrote a memoir about his daughter's life and death from cystic fibrosis.
- Known for his disdain for soccer.