I think there are white alumni out there who wouldn't mind having an African American president of their school, but would be reluctant to have an African American coach, because he represents the school so. I think it's just sheer backward racism.
I grew up in Baltimore and that's why I root for the Orioles. I'm very suspicious of people who move and take on a new team. You should stick with th… - Frank Deford
I grew up in Baltimore and that's why I root for the Orioles. I'm very suspicious of people who move and take on a new team. You should stick with th…
- Frank Deford
I believe that professional wrestling is clean and everything else in the world is fixed. - Frank Deford
I believe that professional wrestling is clean and everything else in the world is fixed.
She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes. - Frank Deford
She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.
I think at its best, sport does bring us together. - Frank Deford
I think at its best, sport does bring us together.
To see the glory in sport, where somebody comes from behind and does something, sinks a shot in the last second or throws a touchdown pass or hits a … - Frank Deford
To see the glory in sport, where somebody comes from behind and does something, sinks a shot in the last second or throws a touchdown pass or hits a …
I never wanted to be an editor. I never wanted to be a boss. I just wanted to write, and it didn't make any difference whether it was fiction or nonf… - Frank Deford
I never wanted to be an editor. I never wanted to be a boss. I just wanted to write, and it didn't make any difference whether it was fiction or nonf…
I think one of the most immoral things is college football and basketball, where everybody is making money except the players. - Frank Deford
I think one of the most immoral things is college football and basketball, where everybody is making money except the players.
I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you write basketball better than you play it." - Frank Deford
I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you write basketball better than you play it."
You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches. - Frank Deford
You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches.
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