We were so sorry to see Frank Deford died.
We had the greatest respect for the man. We read him often - there is nothing in modern sportswriting any finer than his Sports Illustrated piece on Bobby Knight, The Rabbit Hunter.
It reads like it was written last week. It was a stunning piece of work and, as Alexander Wolff says, quite rightly, it’ll follow Knight to the grave - and beyond.
It was that good, that finely crafted and realized.
We read his piece on Deford’s passing and some of the articles came rushing back even though we hadn’t read them in years, not least of all his piece on Jimmy Connors.