Sportswriter: The Life and Times of Grantland Rice
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195061764 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This colorful, vividly narrated portrait ranges from Rice's childhood in Nashville, to his days as star athlete at Vanderbilt, to his first jobs in Atlanta, Nashville, and New York, to his prime as the most popular, most read sportswriter of his day, the dean of a remarkable group of 1920s writers that included Heywood Broun, Damon Runyon, Paul Gallico, and Ring Lardner. We learn of Rice's staggering accomplishments as sportswriter, which included writing a column that appeared six days a week in over a hundred newspapers, selecting an All-America Football Team that was the All-America team for more than 20 years, editing The American Golfer, the leading golf magazine for over a decade, producing and narrating numerous film shorts, and in general publishing some 67 million words over a 53 year career. In Sportswriter, Charles Fountain provides the first full-length biography of Grantland Rice. Adams, to sports legends Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, and Bobby Jones, to his closest friend, Ring Lardner, a man who was in many ways his opposite. One of the most celebrated sportswriters of all time, it was Grantland Rice who immort
Rice's style was florid, he was a hero-worshipper and he was addicted to writing sentimental doggerel, of which he was inordinately proud, but these stylistic elements were prized by his fans. A Tennessee native and a Vanderbilt graduate, he worked for papers in the South and Midwest, then went to New York City in 1911, where he wrote for the Mail , the Tribune (for which he did his best work), the World-Telegram and the Mirror and was syndicated in almost 100 papers. Fountain's celebration of Rice is a vivid introduction for a new generation to this consummate pro. Fountain ( Another Man's Poison ) approaches his subject with affection, admiration and not a hint of condescension. He was a prodigious worker, but always made time to assist a beginning reporter, to befriend sports stars like Ruth, Dempsey and Bobby Jones and to become an excellent golfer.
It's interesting but not written nearly as well as the subject wrote. It's interesting but not written nearly as well as the subject wrote. Granny Rice was almost unique among sports writers. Only Halberstam and Murray compare to him in this genre in my humble opinion.. Great Sports History Under an ink laden sky filled with the whites ofI read this classic. For true sports fans and fans of sports history, this is a must read. A bit fluffy, but incredibally nostalgic reading. Makes one wish they were there to read his work on an every day basis. Where is the poetry and visual writing in the columns of today? With no TV and early radio, Rice helped romantisize sports i. Ten stars David Bridgforth I have no idea how this book didn't receive more attention because, this is absolutely one of the best sports related books ever written. The quotes of Mr.Rice are still alive more than 50 years after he wrote them. "When the One Great Scorer comes to write against your name, he marks not that you won or lost, buy how you played the game."