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Frank Deford wearing a Harlem Globetrotters uniform in his Sports Illustrated office in 1973.
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Frank Deford
Died on May 28, 2017 at age 78
Mr. Deford mined the sports world for human stories and told them with literary grace over six decades in Sports Illustrated, a shelf of books and many years of radio and television commentary.
Notable Deaths 2017
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