Tag Archives: Frank Deford

Great American Sportswriter Lists Lack Heinz Sight

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Two recent pieces (not to be confused with Reese’s Pieces) about American sportswriters have excluded one name from the roll call of the best at their craft: W.C. Heinz, Heavyweight Champion of the Word as Jeff MacGregor dubbed him in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A.J. Liebling, Brownsville Bum, Damon Runyon, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Heavyweight Champion of the Word, Jeff MacGregor, Jim Murray, Jimmy Breslin, Last King of the Sports Page, New York Times, Nicholas Dawidoff, Once They Heard the Cheers, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, The Professional, W.C. Heinz, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

Taylor Branch’s Pen State Of College Athletics

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk: Sometimes it’s good to be behind the curve. The hardreading staff has just started digging into Taylor Branch’s monumental October 2011 Atlantic piece The Shame of College Sports (described by Frank Deford in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baylor University, Frank Deford, Joe Paterno, Michael Sokolove, New York Times Magazine, NPR, Penn State, Perry Jones, Taylor Branch, The Atlantic | 3 Comments

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Great American Sportswriter Lists Lack Heinz Sight

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