![]() I was fortunate enough to hear Deford speak in person back in college. He held the job (Sports Illustrated) I coveted growing up – he traveled around the country covering the biggest sporting events and the most exciting athletes. He was an iconic figure for sports writers, named the U.S. My professional idol back in the day was Frank Deford, former writer and editor at Sports Illustrated. ![]() Since writing always came easy to me and I had a passion for sports, it seemed like a natural fit. ![]() When I was growing up, my dream was to become a sports reporter. The comments below were my intro paragraphs for the story on Mike.) The article was dedicated to young Alex Deford, who lost her battle with cystic fibrosis at the tender age of 8. Louisan Mike Burke, who, despite suffering from cystic fibrosis and a life expectancy of 5 years, is now running marathons in his mid-40s. ![]() (Note: I recently wrote a magazine article about St. ![]()
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