Grantland Rice
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Grantland Rice was a prominent early 20th-century American sportswriter renowned for his poetic, influential coverage of college football and other major sports.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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journalist ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Long Island National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinOrPopularize | "Four Horsemen" nickname for Notre Dame backfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coveredEvent |
World Series
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college football bowl games ⓘ |
| coveredTeam | Notre Dame Fighting Irish football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-11-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-07-13 ⓘ |
| education | Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
The Nashville Tennessean
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The New York Evening Mail NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York Herald Tribune NERFINISHED ⓘ The New York World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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interwar period ⓘ |
| familyName | Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Grantland Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
column
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poetry ⓘ sports journalism ⓘ |
| givenName |
Grantland
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Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Florence Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American sports journalism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsHallOfFame | National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of college football
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coverage of major American sports ⓘ poetic sportswriting ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"The Four Horsemen" football column
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"The Sportlight" column ⓘ "The Tumult and the Shouting" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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poet ⓘ sportswriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Katherine Hollis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
florid prose
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romanticized depiction of athletes ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Major League Baseball
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boxing ⓘ college football ⓘ golf ⓘ horse racing ⓘ |
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