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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.
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, Longtime Sports Commentator For NPR, Dies At 78. Through nearly four decades, at least five presidential administrations and seemingly countless Super Bowls and World Series, NPR...
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, a legend in the world of sports journalism, has died at age 78 in Key West, Florida, according to his wife, Carol Penner Deford.
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, who mined the sports world for human stories and told them with literary grace over six decades in Sports Illustrated, a shelf of books and many years of radio and television...
May 29, 2017 · Longtime Sports Illustrated writer Frank Deford died on Sunday in Key West, Fla. He was 78 years old. His wife, Carol Deford, told SI that he was recently treated for pneumonia. Deford...
May 29, 2017 · Remembering Frank Deford, the legendary Sports Illustrated writer who graced the magazine's masthead for more than half a century. He died on May 28, 2017.
May 29, 2017 · Frank Deford, NPR's longtime sports commentator, has died at age 78. The Hall of Fame sportswriter was a mainstay on Morning Edition for some 37 years until his retirement earlier...
May 30, 2017 · Renowned sports writer and commentator Frank Deford, 78, died on Sunday, just a few weeks after his last piece aired on Morning Edition. He had recorded 1,656 commentaries for NPR over...
May 29, 2017 · Longtime Sports Illustrated writer and NPR commentator Frank Deford, an esteemed sports journalist known for his colorful commentary, died Monday at his home, his wife told the...
May 29, 2017 · Deford died Sunday, just weeks after hanging up his cleats with NPR. The sportswriter was a mainstay Morning Edition for 37 years, applying his keen wit and incisive eye to...
