Frank Brady, Jr.

Frank Brady (died 27 October 2009) was an Irish football player who played as a centre half. He was the brother of Liam Brady.

Brady was born in Dublin. After initially playing for Stella Maris , he joined Shamrock Rovers F.C. in July 1967 from Home Farm F.C.. He made his debut in a friendly against Everton at Dalymount Park on 4 August 1967. He made his competitive debut in Dundalk F.C. on 20 August 1967 in the League of Ireland Shield.

An ex-youth international he twice played in the European Cup Winners' Cup for Rovers against Randers FC. He also played professionally in Australia.

Personal life

He was married to Margaret and had two sons Liam and Eamonn. Brady died after a long battle with cancer.

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Frank Brady (writer)

Frank Brady (born March 15, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is Chairman of the Department of Mass Communications, Journalism, Television and Film at St. John's University, New York. He is Professor of Communication Arts and Journalism at that university. He has also been an Adjunct Professor of Journalism for the past 25 years at Barnard College of Columbia University. He has a B.S., SUNY; MFA, Columbia University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University.

In 1960, Brady was the Founding Editor of Chess Life as a magazine. (Previously, it had been a newspaper). He was later editor of Chessworld Magazine and he still later worked as an editor for Ralph Ginzburg and Hugh Hefner. He is an International Arbiter, recognized by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, and has directed many major chess tournaments. He was Secretary of the United States Chess Federation 2003–2005.

He has written many books, on a variety of subjects. He is chairman of a department at St. John's University, overseeing a multimillion-dollar budget, 60 faculty, and 900 students.