Frank Graham | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Frank_Graham_1948.jpg) Frank Graham in 1948 covering the Army-Navy football game | |
| Born | November 12, 1893 New York City, US |
| Died | March 9, 1965 (aged 71) New York City, US |
| Occupation | Sportswriter |
| Employer(s) | New York Sun (1915–1943), New York Journal-American (1945–1965) |
| Awards | J. G. Taylor Spink Award (1971) A. J. Liebling Award (1997) |
Frank Graham Sr. (November 12, 1893 – March 9, 1965) was an American sportswriter and biographer. He covered sports in New York for the New York Sun from 1915 to 1943 and for the New York Journal-American from 1945 to 1965. He was also a successful author, writing biographies of politician Al Smith and athletes Lou Gehrig and John McGraw, as well as histories of the New York Yankees, New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. Graham's writing style was notable for his use of lengthy passages of "unrelieved dialogue" in developing portraits of the persons about whom he wrote. Graham was posthumously honored by the Baseball Writers' Association of America with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in 1971, and by the Boxing Writers Association of America with the A. J. Liebling Award in 1997, the highest award bestowed by each organization.