In addition to his writing at Sports Illustrated , he was a commentator on CNN and worked as a correspondent for HBO 's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel since 1995 .
After graduation from Princeton in 1962 , Deford began his career as a researcher at Sports Illustrated .
In addition to Deford 's writing Sports Illustrated   Illustrated , Deford was Deford commentator on CNN and worked as a correspondent for HBO 's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel since 1995 .
After graduation from Princeton in 1962 , Deford began his career as a researcher at Sports Illustrated .