Over Time: My Life As a Sportswriter
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802146066 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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His subjects are what matters, and he gives them their due, as in a poignant chapter on the late Wilt Chamberlain, which offers more insight into that enigmatic basketball icon than any half-dozen books. A lifetime sportswriter, he’s very aware of the history of his craft, and, along the way, he shares his thoughts on “then-and-now,” including pointed anecdotes on some sportswriting legends from the past. Fortunately, despite the self-deprecating tone, Deford does portray the highlights of his remarkable career, including his early stint covering the NBA at a time when players flew commercial, played doubleheaders to boost the gate, and hung out with sportswriters because they could expense the bar tab. He was also ahead of the pack in covering women’s sports, especially tennis, and he offers some insight into why women’s team sports have never moved beyond a niche l
Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford’s remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium. Over Time is both a treasure and a treasury.”Sally Jenkins, Washington Post columnist and New York Times bestselling author of It’s Not About the BikeFrank Deford is the best sportswriter I’ve ever read. Deford's the best.”Peter King, SIHe sketches insightful remembrances of stars like Wilt Chamberlain and Billie Jean King and lavishes affection and admiration on Sports Illustrated colleagues Andre Laguerre, Dan Jenkins, and the tortured’ writer Mark Kram Deford is sports writing's Sinatra.” San Francisco ChronicleEndearing Over Time imparts a sense of a life well lived and fully enjoyed.”New York Times"The mixture of homage to sportswriters who came before him, such as Grantland Rice; sometimes wistful vignettes of sports figures like Arthur Ashe; and his own personal reflections on the evolution of sports journalism combine to offer a cultural perspective that
Frank Deford: witness to sports history Robert A. Fredericks I only knew Frank Deford through his weekly comments on NPR. Always pictured him as a be speckled scrappy little guy. Who da that he is 6'6". So he's a scrappy tall guy. Had no idea that as late as the early 60's when he graduated from Princeton to Being the kid at the almost fledgling Sports Ill. Entertaining, literary and enlightening Bartles Thanks to his NPR commentaries and the reviews stating one needn't be a particular sports fan to enjoy this book, I ordered -- and loved -- it. A quarter of the way in I sent a copy to my father, who also loved it. Great stories about sports figures, sports journalism, extremely well written. The. A fun and interesting book Bemused Prof I can understand any of the attacks on this book - the ruminations of a wealthy, white, privileged sportswriter, lots of name dropping, etc. But the truth is that I quite liked it, enjoying the stories of the early days of Sports Illustrated, sports journalism, random stories about memorable peop