Grantland Rice

Grantland Rice
Rice on telephone and microphone, c. 1920
Rice on telephone and microphone, c. 1920
Born(1880-11-01)November 1, 1880
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1954(1954-07-13) (aged 73)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationSportswriter
Alma materVanderbilt University
Spouse
Fannie Katherine Hollis
(m. 1906)
ChildrenFlorence Rice

Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.