About Frank Deford

By Alex Silverman and Robbie Greenspan

Frank Deford grew up in Baltimore.He attended Princeton University, where he became the chairman of the Daily Princetonian. During his senior year, he received an offer to move to New York to work for Sports Illustrated.

He joined the magazine in 1962. Though he thought it would be a short stint, his time there spanned decades. Deford would forever be known for his sports writing.

Over the course of his career, Frank Deford won countless awards including being elected to the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame and winner of the Red Smith Award from APSE. He has received an Emmy and Peabody for his work in broadcast.

Deford is a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition on Wednesdays and is a correspondent on HBO’s RealSports with Bryant Gumbel.

Over the course of his career, Frank Deford won countless awards including being elected to the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame and winner of the Red Smith Award from APSE. He has received an Emmy and Peabody for his work in broadcast.