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Frank Deford

    16. december 1938 – 28. máj 2017

    Frank Deford bol uznávaným autorom a komentátorom, ktorého diela sa často zaoberali hlbšími ľudskými príbehmi skrytými vo svete športu. Svojím charakteristickým štýlom prepájal športové udalosti s univerzálnymi témami a ponúkal čitateľom pútavé a prenikavé pohľady. Jeho písanie sa vyznačovalo empatiou a schopnosťou odhaliť podstatu ľudského úsilia a emócií. Deford zanechal nezmazateľnú stopu v literatúre svojim jedinečným prístupom k reportáži a rozprávaniu.

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