Frank Deford holds a proof of the final front page of The National Sports Daily in 1991.(AP Photo / Susan Ragan)
A never-before-heard interview with the late sportswriter Frank Deford from 2013. Topics ranged from personal interactions with legendary athletes such as Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Bill Russell to Deford’s perspective on the state of sports journalism today.
Zirin Frank Deford’s Wicked Grace
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Dave ZirinTwitterDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.