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RIP: Frank DeFord

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RIP: Frank DeFord

Unread post by scatman77 » Tue May 30, 2017 7:50 am

The man could write. This article about Johnny Unitas embodies all that I felt while growing up, watching my Baltimore Colts. Saying Indianapolis is just not of God.

https://www.si.com/vault/2002/09/23/811 ... ntire-city

http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/194 ... ead-age-78
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Unread post by HeffnerIV » Tue May 30, 2017 10:01 am

I met him a few years ago here in Pinehurst. He was a genuinely nice man and was one of those old guys you could listen tell stories for days.
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Re: RIP: Frank DeFord

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Tue May 30, 2017 1:01 pm

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/ ... dies-at-78

Last NPR spot from early in the month

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526582433 ... -drops-mic
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Unread post by AppSt94 » Tue May 30, 2017 7:18 pm

One of the best story tellers of our time.
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