Harry Grayson

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Harry Grayson
Born(1894-05-10)May 10, 1894
DiedSeptember 30, 1968(1968-09-30) (aged 74)
NationalityAmerican

Harry Markey Grayson (May 10, 1894 – September 30, 1968) was an American sportswriter. He was the sports editor of the Newspaper Enterprise Association from 1934 to 1963.

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Selected works by Grayson

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"They Played The Game"

In 1943, Grayson published a series of profiles on the great figures in baseball history. The series was published in newspapers under the name, "They Played The Game." This section links to a number of those articles. The following year, the articles were compiled into a book having the same title. [1]

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References

  1. Harry Grayson (1944). They Played the Game: The Story of Baseball Greats. A. S. Barnes and Company.