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The Grantland Rice Story
52 episodes Aired 1955-1956
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1. Beginning at the Beginning
   14mins Aired 1955
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2. The Big Fellow, Babe Ruth
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3. Man O' War
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4. Jack Dempsey, The Man From Maumee Bay
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5. The Dempsey-Tunney Fights
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6. Great Athletes-Past and Present
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7. The Story of Big Bill Tilden
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8. Golf and its Champions
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9. The Incredible Man, Walter Hagen
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10. Granny's All-Time Pitching Selection
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11. The Story of Jack Dempsey's Early Ring Career
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12. Granny's Story of Gene Tunney
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13. War Clouds-World War I
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14. Bobby Jones-The Incomparable Youth
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15. Football's Beloved Knute Rockne
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16. The Immortal Bobby Jones
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17. Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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18. Granny's All-Time Baseball Team
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19. Baseball Managers
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20. Granny's All-Time Football Team
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21. Magnificent Screwballs
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22. The Fabulous Ty Cobb
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23. Football's Famous Coaches
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24. Football's Advance Guard
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25. Uncle Remus And Some Others
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26. My Friend Joe Louis
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27. Sport Films
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28. Sports Writers
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29. Bantam Ben Hogan
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30. Through The Mists
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31. Polo's Greatest
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32. Jim Thorpe
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33. TV And Sport
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34. Knute Rockne
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35. Granny's Own Voice
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36. An Appraisal of the Game Football
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37. Turkey Hunting
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38. The Man Who Hates To Lose
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39. Gene Tunney 2nd Installment
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40. Red Blaik of Army
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41. The Mighty Mites
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42. Writers And Pals
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43. Ed Furgol's Greatest Victory
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44. Irwin S Cobb - A Man Of Heart
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45. The Sports Public - And Ted Williams
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46. Ruth's Homer
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47. The Big Game
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48. What Makes a Competitor
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49. Famous Football Coaches
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50. The Uncrowned Champs
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51. Granddaddy Of The Blues, And Some Football Memories
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52. Memorable Tributes To Granny Rice
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The Grantland Rice Story is a serialized radio program based on Rice's popular autobiography "The Tumult and The Shouting." The 15-minute series comprises 52 sequential installments that closely follow the text of the book, narrated by sportswriter Jimmy Powers. Powers reads and comments on Rice's story in the first person, as Rice intended, and the material is augmented by contemporary asides and updates from Powers. The program provides a comprehensive insight into the career and experiences of one of the most important sportswriters in American history, during an era where the pen and typewriter was still a vital part of the news media.

First airing regionally as early as August 1955, the series received national attention on various stations and aired at varying times. Some stations broadcast it every weekday, others three days a week or weekly, making tracking the broadcasts particularly difficult given the 15-minute format. At least one contiguous run of the entire 52-installment series aired between September 1955 and September 1956, often appearing in many markets at the 15-minute mark, 'buried' behind an on-the-hour broadcast of another program.

Performers: Jimmy Powers

Sources: archive.org, otrcat.com