Journalist. For more than forty-years (1957 until 2000), he covered boxing and the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles with the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Bulletin. His writing style has been compared to legendary sports columnist Red Smith. Additionally, he displayed versatility as he covered the American political landscape for many years. Following serve with the United States Navy during the closing months of World War II, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina and cut his teeth in the newspaper industry with the Charlotte Observer in 1950. He joined the Philadelphia sports landscape in 1957 and made his mark in journalism with his in depth knowledge and skillful coverage of boxing. In 1960, he wrote about a young Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) who fought at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome and was there covering his epic bout against Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden in 1971. After covering a NFL contest on the weekend of President Kennedy's assassination, Grady was drawn to politics and became a syndicated political columnist who's writings spanned seven American presidential administrations. He covered the funeral of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco in 1982 and during the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion in 1994, he was in France writing about the events. Following the Philadelphia Phillies' clinching of their first world championship in 1980, Grady's column captured the moment with his thought-provoking column. His body of work in the sport of boxing was acknowledged, when he was the recipient of the A.L. Liebling Award for his outstanding writing. He died from cancer.
Journalist. For more than forty-years (1957 until 2000), he covered boxing and the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles with the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Bulletin. His writing style has been compared to legendary sports columnist Red Smith. Additionally, he displayed versatility as he covered the American political landscape for many years. Following serve with the United States Navy during the closing months of World War II, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina and cut his teeth in the newspaper industry with the Charlotte Observer in 1950. He joined the Philadelphia sports landscape in 1957 and made his mark in journalism with his in depth knowledge and skillful coverage of boxing. In 1960, he wrote about a young Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) who fought at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome and was there covering his epic bout against Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden in 1971. After covering a NFL contest on the weekend of President Kennedy's assassination, Grady was drawn to politics and became a syndicated political columnist who's writings spanned seven American presidential administrations. He covered the funeral of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco in 1982 and during the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion in 1994, he was in France writing about the events. Following the Philadelphia Phillies' clinching of their first world championship in 1980, Grady's column captured the moment with his thought-provoking column. His body of work in the sport of boxing was acknowledged, when he was the recipient of the A.L. Liebling Award for his outstanding writing. He died from cancer.
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