Grantland Rice
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American sportswriter (1880-1954)
OverviewAI-generated
Grantland Rice was an American journalist and sports journalist. Born Henry Rice in Murfreesboro on November 1, 1880, he was educated at Vanderbilt University. He wrote in English and was the father of Florence Rice.
Rice died of a stroke in New York City on July 13, 1954, due to natural causes. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. His notable works include *Seabiscuit*, *The best of Grantland Rice*, *The boys' book of sports*, *The classics of golf edition of The duffer's handbook of golf*, and *The final answer*. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1954
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Seabiscuit
- The best of Grantland Rice
- The boys' book of sports
- The classics of golf edition of The duffer's handbook of golf
- The final answer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Rice
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Murfreesboro
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Florence Rice
- Occupation
- sports journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Grantland Rice portrait.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1880-11-01
- date of death
- 1954-07-13
- cause of death
- stroke
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Grantland Rice
Sources (3)
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