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Grantland Rice
American sportswriter (1880–1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.
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Grantland Rice | |
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![]() Rice on telephone and microphone, c. 1920 | |
Born | (1880-11-01)November 1, 1880 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | July 13, 1954(1954-07-13) (aged 73) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Sportswriter |
Alma mater | Vanderbilt University |
Spouse |
Fannie Katherine Hollis
(m. 1906) |
Children | Florence Rice |
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