{"product_id":"over-time-9780802146069","title":"Over Time","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOver Time: My Life as a Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford’s remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of  just about every sport in nearly every medium. Deford joined \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e in 1962, fresh, and fresh out of Princeton. In 1990, he was Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eThe National Sports Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the most ambitious—and ill-fated—projects in the history of American print journalism. But then, he’s endured: writing ten novels, winning an Emmy (not to mention being a fabled Lite Beer All-Star), and last week he read something like his fourteen-hundredth commentary on NPR’s “Morning Edition.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Mad Men-like days of \u003ci\u003eSI\u003c\/i\u003e in the ‘60s, and the “bush” years of the early NBA, to Deford’s visit to apartheid South Africa with Arthur Ashe, and his friend’s brave and tragic death, \u003ci\u003eOver Time\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with intriguing people and stories. Interwoven through his personal history, Deford lovingly traces the entire arc of American sportswriting from the lurid early days of the \u003ci\u003ePolice Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, through Grantland Rice and Red Smith and on up to ESPN. This is a wonderful, inspired book—equal parts funny and touching—a treasure for sports fans. Just like Frank Deford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOver Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Equal doses of self-deprecating humor and anecdotal history of American sports journalism are the essence of Frank Deford's entertaining new memoir.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deford is the Holy Grail. He's simply one of the greatest sportswriters of all time. ... [\u003ci\u003eOver Time\u003c\/i\u003e] has a little bit of everything -- great stories about interviewing everyone from Richard Nixon … to Jerry Jones. … Deford played with the Harlem Globetrotters, introduced the world to Bill Bradley, really disliked Rodney Dangerfield, edited the only national sports daily in our history (\u003ci\u003eThe National\u003c\/i\u003e), and has great takes on the history and characters of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e in its formative years. . . . Deford's the best.”—Peter King, \u003ci\u003eSI.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He sketches insightful remembrances of stars like Wilt Chamberlain and Billie Jean King and lavishes affection and admiration on \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e colleagues Andre Laguerre, Dan Jenkins, and the ‘tortured’ writer Mark Kram … [Deford is] sports writing's Sinatra.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Endearing... \u003ci\u003eOver Time\u003c\/i\u003e imparts a sense of a life well lived and fully enjoyed.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The mixture of homage to sportswriters who came before him, such as Grantland Rice; sometimes wistful vignettes of sports figures like Arthur Ashe; and his own personal reflections on the evolution of sports journalism combine to offer a cultural perspective that transcends a mere job.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Top 10 in Sports)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deford's cred is incredible, his accolades deserved... He does not pull a punch when it comes to boxing or even to the tastes-great, less-filling Miller Lite commercials he once made...  [Deford] has long been the genuine article.\" —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A cool ride through Deford’s career.”— \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Frank Deford is the best there is. His memoir \u003ci\u003eOver Time\u003c\/i\u003e is beautiful, funny, poignant and poetic.” —Buzz Bissinger, author of \u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFather's Day\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wonderful book. \u003ci\u003eOver Time\u003c\/i\u003e is both a treasure and a treasury.”—Sally Jenkins, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e columnist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIt’s Not About the Bike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Frank Deford is the best sportswriter I’ve ever read. If there’s a Mount Rushmore of sportswriting, Deford is up there, purple ties and all.”—Tony Kornheiser\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Frank Deford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955856216182,"sku":"9780802146069","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_ff18cbc2-189f-4390-9405-b2830cb62ceb.jpg?v=1767715754","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/over-time-9780802146069","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}