The Grantland Rice Story
Jack Dempsey: The Man from Maumee Bay
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The Grantland Rice Story brings the world of sports to radio through the perspective of celebrated sportswriter Grantland Rice. This title focuses on boxer Jack Dempsey, known as “the Man from Maumee Bay,” offering a portrait connected to one of boxing’s most famous figures.
The program presents sports stories in a dramatic radio format, drawing on the people and events that made athletic competition compelling to listeners. Its subject matter reaches beyond the action itself to the personalities, ambition, and public attention surrounding sports.
With its blend of biography and sports history, the series offers an engaging way to hear the stories behind celebrated athletes and their place in American sporting life.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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