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I think the four major leagues ought to set up a joint commission - say, of retired judges - to rule on athletes who are accused of doing bad things away from the game. Then each league would retain its independence in determining what penalties their players should get for infractions committed within the sport.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Accused Athletes Away Bad Bad Things Commission Committed Determining Doing Each Four Game Get Independence Joint Judges League Leagues Major Ought Penalties Players Retain Retired Rule Say Set Should Sport Then Things Think Up Who Within Would I Think

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All sorts of famous sports people have been suspended for extended periods.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Been Extended Famous People Periods Sort Sports Suspended

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In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Considered Era Event Field Marquee Olympics Reserved Second Television Track Track And Field Week

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While swimming was always a spotlight sport, I was, if you will, sort of present at the creation when gymnastics became the new star lead-off hitter.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Always Became Creation Gymnastics Hitter New Present Sort Sport Spotlight Star Swimming While Will You

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Statues of sports stars are all the rage - especially in baseball.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Baseball Rage Sports Stars Statues

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Pete Rose may not make the Hall of Fame, but a statue of him is going to be erected outside the Cincinnati Reds ballpark.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Ballpark Cincinnati Fame Going Hall Him Make May Outside Rose Statue

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On Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., there are statues of five Confederate luminaries and then, incongruously in this company, one of Arthur Ashe.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Arthur Avenue Company Confederate Five Monument Statues Then Va

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It's fascinating, isn't it, that whereas so many of our statues have been of military leaders, now it may well be sports stars who are the ones more likely to be so honored.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Been Fascinating Honored Leaders Likely Many May Military More Now Our Sports Stars Statues Well Whereas Who

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Does each of us need to suffer agony to understand how brutal our gridiron entertainment is? Surely, seeing is believing enough. So, what is football doing to us as a people? How do we explain an America that alone in the world so loves this savage sport?

~Frank Deford

Topics: Agony Alone America Believing Brutal Does Doing Each Enough Entertainment Explain Football How Loves Need Our People Savage Seeing Sport Suffer Surely Understand Us World

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It was not that long ago when the accepted wisdom in football was that the running game had to be established - that was always the obligatory verb: established - before passes could become effective. My, we know how that has changed. Now the pass is established from the get-go, and running is an afterthought.

~Frank Deford

Topics: Accepted Always Become Before Changed Could Effective Established Football Game Had How Know Long Now Obligatory Pass Passes Running Verb Wisdom

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: December 16th, 1938

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