Deford to Speak on Hero in Sport

Sports commentator Frank Deford will speak on "The Hero in American Sport" on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.

His talk is the last event in the term of the Perspectives at the Nott lecture series.

Called "the world's greatest sportswriter," Frank Deford is an award-winning commentator and writer whose resume includes work for the ESPN Radio Network, National Public Radio, CNN, NBC, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, The National Sports Daily, and Vanity Fair.

A commentator for the HBO show RealSports with Bryant Gumbel, he also appears each week on NPR's Morning Edition. His NPR comments also are featured on the CNN/Sports Illustrated Web site.

He is the author of 11 books and one screenplay.

Among his honors are "Nation's Best Sportswriter" by the American Journalism Review, "Magazine Writer of the Year" by Washington Journalism Review, and "Sportswriter of the Year" by the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters.

A reception sponsored by Time Warner Cable and CNN/Sports Illustrated will follow in Hale House.