LITERATURE

Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter

by Frank Deford

Atlantic Monthly. 2012. 288p. ISBN 9780802120151. $25.

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In the past 50 years, sports have become big business, and athletes have become celebrities. Sportswriter Deford witnessed and contributed to the movement with his reporting for Sports Illustrated, in books, and on television and radio. His entertaining memoir is a testament of the times.

Reviewed by Staff , Jan 24, 2013

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