RIP to the Pontiff -- Longtime Miami Herald columnist Edwin Pope dies

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Simply the best. Don't ever remember him writing a column that wasn't worth reading.

As the obituary indicated when describing how he helped bring Shula to the Dolphins, his role in making South Florida a major-league sports market cannot be underestimated.

 

Wasn't Eddie also the first guy to write about Namath guaranteeing the Jets would beat the Colts in Supe III?
I was a few seats down from him in a press box for an FSU-Miami game back in the early 90s when that game meant something. He got a phone call from someone on the desk apparently trying to hurry him along. He barked back, "You want it quick or you want it good?"
I have the notion that he usually did both.

 

The story I remember most about Pope is that he wrote a negative comment about Howard Cosell (use blowhard since I can't remember exactly what it was.)

Cosell comes up to him and says, "Why did you write that I was a blowhard?"

Pope said, "Because you are." Cosell got a kick out of that and laughed.

 

The obituary says he was one of only four sportswriters to attend the first 47 Super Bowls. Who are the other three and will any be attending Super Bowl LI?

 

Jerry Izenberg?

 

Vito Stellino?

 

It's Izenberg, Dave Klein and Jerry Green. They all made it through last year so I assume they will be there.

 

Nice tribute to Izenberg here. Who does he work for now?

Greatest Sportswriter You've Never Heard Of

 

Last I remember still Star-Ledger, columnist emeritus.

 

Cross-posting in other thread. Nicely done.