Grantland Rice
Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an American sportswriter and poet known as the "Dean of American Sports Writers". He coined the famous phrase that it was not important whether you “won or lost, but how you played the game.” His writing was known for its elegance and published in newspapers around the country, and broadcast on the radio. 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". In 1924, he nicknamed the Notre Dame backfield the "Four Horsemen". In 1925 he replaced Walter Camp in selecting college football All-America teams. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Murfreesboro (city in Tennessee, United States of America), Died July 13, 1954 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-58566 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | Donald the dub | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | BVE-58567 | 10-in. | 2/11/1930 | And then he took up golf | Frank Crumit | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | CVE-59836 | 12-in. | 3/19/1930 | Interview between Grantland Rice and Ty Cobb [Part 1] | Coca Cola Topnotchers | Radio broadcast : Dialogue | speaker | |
| Victor | CVE-59837 | 12-in. | 3/19/1930 | Interview between Grantland Rice and Ty Cobb [Part 2] | Coca Cola Topnotchers | Radio broadcast : Dialogue | speaker | |
| Victor | CVE-67721 | 12-in. | 12/17/1930 | Coca Cola radio program | Graham McNamee ; Grantland Rice | Promotional talk, with dubbed recording | speaker | |
| Victor | CVE-67722 | 12-in. | 12/17/1930 | Coca Cola radio program | Leonard W. Joy ; Graham McNamee ; Grantland Rice ; Robert T. Woodruff | Promotional talk, with dubbed recording | speaker | |
| Victor | LBRC-70138 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 7/30/1931 | Join the Victor artists' party | Victor Arden ; Frank Crumit ; Phil Ohman ; The Revelers ; Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Demonstration record : Orchestra, vocalists, and speaker | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rice, Grantland," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106706.
Rice, Grantland. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106706.
"Rice, Grantland." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rice, Grantland, 1880-1954 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92118372
Wikidata: Grantland Rice - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q458458
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/41043191
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/314094 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/314094
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