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Frank Deford Cheers on Underdog, State University

NPR

By Frank Deford

Published November 19, 2002 at 7:00 PM HST

Commentator Frank Deford cheers on some of the underdog college football teams that have the word, 'State,' in their title, as opposed to those that are known as, 'the University of...' He mentions several, including Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, and Utah State.

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Frank Deford

Frank Deford died on Sunday, May 28, at his home in Florida. Remembrances of Frank's life and work can be found in All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and on NPR.org.

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