He wrote for the Nashville Tennessean, the Atlanta Journal, and the New York Herald Tribune. He was also a radio commentator for NBC and CBS. Rice earned his net worth through his career as a journalist and radio commentator. He was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1965.
Grantland Rice was a legendary Tennessee sportswriter who is best known for coming up with the name for the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame. Born in 1880, Rice wrote for the Nashville Tennessean, the Atlanta Journal, and the New York Herald Tribune, and was also a radio commentator for NBC and CBS. He was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 1965 and had a net worth of $5.5 million at the time of his death. Rice earned his net worth through his career as a journalist and radio commentator.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $5.5 million (2024)
About
Legendary Tennessee sportswriter who came up with the name for the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, among other quotes.
Before Fame
He was enrolled at Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University in Nashville and played for the football team for three years.
Trivia
Before leaving for WWI, he gave his estate of $75,000 to his friend for safe keeping, but he lost it all in bad investments and committed suicide. Rice then helped to support his friend's widow.
Family Life
He married Katherine Hollis in 1906 and together they had a daughter named Florence.
Associated With
His writings made national heroes out of stars like Jack Dempsey.
