The One Great Scorer

“For when the One Great Scorer comes

To write against your name,

He marks - not that you won or lost -

But how you played the Game.”

(from the poem "Alumnus Football")

Henry Grantland Rice (November 1, 1880 – July 13, 1954) was an early 20th century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on the radio.