Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880–July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sportswriter. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 13th is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Sportswriting is a form of journalism who writes and reports on sports topics and events. ...

He was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and subsequently attended Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University in Nashville. After taking early jobs with the Atlanta Journal and the Cleveland News he later became a sportswriter for the Nashville Tennessean. Afterwards he obtained a series of prestigious jobs with major newspapers in the northeast. He is best-known as being the successor to Walter Camp in the selection of college football All-America teams beginning in 1925, and for being the writer who dubbed the great backfield of the Notre Dame team of the late 1920s the "Four Horsemen" of Notre Dame, a Biblical reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, in a famous passage that began: "Silhouetted against a blue-gray October sky ...", adding great import to the event described and elevating it to a level far beyond that of a mere football game. His writing tended to be of an "inspirational" or "heroic" style, raising games to the level of ancient combat and their heroes to the status of demigods. This may be widely ridiculed were it to be attempted today, but the readers of his time seem to have been mostly enamored of it. He became even better known after his columns were nationally syndicated beginning in 1930, and became known as the "Dean of American Sports Writers". He and his writing are among the reasons that the 1920s in the United States are sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age of Sports". Murfreesboro is a city located in Rutherford County, Tennessee. ... Montgomery Bell Main Gate Montgomery Bell Academy is a preparatory school in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University is a private university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... [Nashville skyline] <<a href=b class=external free title=b>b>Nashville</<a href=b class=external free title=b>b> is the capital of the [state] of [Tennessee]. It is located on the [River] in [County, Tennessee|Davidson County]. Nicknamed Music City, U.S.A., Nashville is the home... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper of Atlanta and metro Atlanta. ... The Tennessean is a dominant daily newspaper in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Walter Camp (April 7, 1859 – March 14, 1925) was a football coach called the Father of American Football. Camp was born in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Leverett L. and Ellen Cornwell Camp. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... See also: 1924 in sports, 1926 in sports and the list of years in sports. Football (American) Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title Football (Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located adjacent to South Bend, Indiana, USA. Notre Dames picturesque campus sits on 1,250 acres (5 km²) containing... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are mentioned in the Bible in chapter six of the Book of Revelation, which predicts that they will ride during the Apocalypse. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Sir Galahad, a hero of Arthurian legend In many myths and folk tales, a hero is a man or woman (the latter often called a heroine), traditionally the protagonist of a story, legend or saga, who commonly possesses abilities or character far greater than that of a typical person, which... Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ... A demigod, a half-god, is a modern distinction, often misapplied in Greek mythology. ... See also: 1929 in sports, 1931 in sports and the list of years in sports. Cricket 10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays its first Test match, against England. ...

Quote

"For when the One Great Scorer comes/ To write against your name,/ He marks - not that you won or lost -/ But how you played the Game."

External link

• Baseball Hall of Fame - Spink Award recipient