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Benjamin Franklin Deford III was an American sportswriter and novelist. From 1980 until his death in 2017, he was a regular sports commentator on NPR's Morning Edition radio program.
Birth Name
Benjamin Franklin Deford III
Born
Friday, 16 December 1938
Died
Sunday, 28 May 2017
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| Schooled: The Price of College Sports | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| The United States of Football | Self | 2013 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| All In: The Poker Movie | Self | 2009 |
| Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer | Self | 2006 |
| The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self | 2005 |
| The Year of the Yao | Self | 2004 |
| NBA 100 Greatest Plays | Self - Columnist | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sport in America: Our Defining Stories | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| Schooled: The Price of College Sports | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| The United States of Football | Self | 2013 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| All In: The Poker Movie | Self | 2009 |
| Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer | Self | 2006 |
| The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self | 2005 |
| The Year of the Yao | Self | 2004 |
| NBA 100 Greatest Plays | Self - Columnist | 2003 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait | Self | 2002 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self / Self (sportswriter) | 1999 |
| History's Mysteries | Self | 1998 |
| Arli$$ | Frank Deford | 1996 |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | Self - Correspondent / Self - Correspondent (segment "Friends of Jaclyn") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Blue Star Fallen") / Self - Correspondent (segment "A Story of Triumph") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Heart of a Champion") / Self - Correspondent (segment "A League of Their Own") / Self - Correspondent (segment "A Grand Walk") / Self / Self - Correspondent (segment "You're a Good Man, Charlie Manuel") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Wounded Warriors") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Tragic Hero") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The World's Greatest Athlete") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The Other Side of a Rivalry") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The Next Level") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The Negotiator") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The Flying Wallendas") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The Deadly Tradition" ) / Self - Correspondent (segment "The Cowboy") / Self - Correspondent (segment "The American Singapore") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Teamwork") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Teammates") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Storytellers") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Staph Infections in Sports") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Reunion") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Rayna DuBose") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Paper Cuts") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Mike May") (segment "Boby Duval") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Mike Coolbaugh") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Michael Strahan") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Maverick") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Live Like Line") (segment "Storytellers") / Self - Correspondent (segment "King of the Hill") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Johnny Weir") (segment "Hard Times") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Impossible Choice") / Self - Correspondent (segment "High Hopes") (segment "Ted Nolan") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Hard Times") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Growing Divide") (segment "Sticks, Stones, Now Staph") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Flying Nun") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Five-Year Plan") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Fight to Walk") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Ernie Harwell") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Driving Alone") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Dedication Personified") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Deadly Ride") / Self - Correspondent (segment "DDP") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Danger in the Saddle") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Courtside Career") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Coach Geno") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Boomer & Gunnar") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Another Breath") / Self - Correspondent (segment "All Bets Are Off") / Self - Correspondent (segment "Alexis Arguello") | 1995 |
| Primetime | Self - Editor, The National (segment "Pete Rose Scandal") | 1989 |
| Everybody's All-American | Cafe Owner | 1988 |
| Trading Hearts | Bartender #2 | 1988 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Lester Hocker | 1970 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Writer, Sports Illustrated (segment "Geno's Game") | 1968 |
Director Filmography
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