Frank Deford
Actor · Novel · Writer · Director
Born Dec 16, 1938 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Active 1986–2017 · Awards: National Humanities Medal
Benjamin Franklin Deford III 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.
Filmography
The United States of Football (2013)Four Minutes (2005) — TeleplayRebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s (2003) — DirectorBill Russell: My Life, My Way (2000) — DirectorPlaying the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000) — DirectorSports on the Silver Screen (1997) — WriterArli$ (1996) — Frank DefordEverybody's All-American (1988) — NovelTrading Hearts (1988) — Bartender #2 · WriterAlex: The Life of a Child (1986) — Book