Watch as I have a conversation with legendary sportswriter Frank Deford for a Live Talks Los Angeles as we discuss his memoir, Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter
Frank openly discusses his memoir – packed with people and stories, from the insightful and hilarious to the poignant and moving, especially the chapters on Deford’s visit to apartheid South Africa with Arthur Ashe, and his friend’s brave and tragic death. Interwoven through his personal history, Deford lovingly traces the entire arc of American sportswriting, from the lurid early days of the Police Gazette, through sportswriters Grantland Rice and Red Smith, and on up to ESPN.
Frank Deford in conversation with John Salley from Ted Habte-Gabr on Vimeo.