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Who is the best the sportswriter who wore shorts? I keep trying to envision Grantland Rice or John Lardner in shorts. It never occurred to me to wear shorts. I'd look too silly to wear shorts.

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Dan Jenkins
Age: 89 †
Born: 1929
Born: December 2
Died: 2019
Died: March 7
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