Grantland Rice
Sportswriter
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About Grantland Rice
Henry Grantland Rice, aka Grantland Rice, was an early 20th-century American writer who had a significant impact on the growth of sports journalism. He was the renowned author who gave the 1924 Notre Dame backfield the nickname "The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame."
Early Life and Background
He went to Vanderbilt University.
Rice was married to Fannie Katherine Hollis, by whom he fathered a child with.
Career
He began his career as a sportswriter for the Atlanta Journal and other Southern publications after earning his college degree in 1901. The New York Evening Mail hired him in 1911, and in 1914, he started working for the New York Tribune.
His autobiography, “The Tumult and the Shouting”, was published in 1954. He wrote three poetry collections.
Other Facts
An anonymous donor gave $50,000 to the New York Community Trust in 1951 to create the Grantland Rice Fellowship in Journalism in honor of Rice's 50 years of journalism.
Death
The sportswriter and journalist died in 1954, aged 73. The cause of death was a stroke.
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F.A.Q. about Grantland Rice
When is Grantland Rice's birthday?
Grantland Rice's birthday is on November 2, 1880.
In how many days is Grantland Rice's birthday?
Grantland Rice's birthday is in 193 days
How old was Grantland Rice when he/she died?
Grantland Rice was 73 years old.
When did Grantland Rice die?
Grantland Rice died in July 13, 1954.
How old would Grantland Rice be today?
Grantland Rice would be 143 years old if he/she was alive today.
Where was Grantland Rice from?
Grantland Rice was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S..