death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date genre article_title education name occupation
orlando , u.s. 13 june 2004 memphis , u.s. american 12 april 1952 non-fiction ralph wiley
 knoxville college ralph wiley journalist , writer
ralph wiley

ralph wiley -lrb- april 12 , 1952 -- june 13 , 2004 -rrb- was an american sports journalist who wrote for `` sports illustrated '' and espn 's page 2 .
he was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings on race in america .
