Jim Murray

I was raised on this guy, reading him from the age of 5, not knowing a word he was saying, until I was 14. Can someone help me find his last column? I can't find it anywhere!

Thanks

 

http://www.alydar.com/03/jim-freehouse.html

 

Strange...I thought that column ran on the day he died--the 16th, according to his bio--but that column is dated the 22nd.

Doesn't matter, just odd.

 

Couldn't find Murray's finale, but I never really need an excuse to go read his stuff again. Anyway, found <a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n35_v222/ai_21082928">this Murray obit</a> written by our own D. Kindred that's worth a read. Thought I'd share.

 

I liked the column, but at the end he used ironically in a way that doesn't seem to be appropriate. McCarron rode a horse that won the Pacific Classic, beating another horse McCarron rode to victory at Belmont.

How is that ironic?

 

Poor guy is being posthumously copy edited.

 

Maybe that's why I didn't sleep well tonight.

 

I have a hard copy of Murray's finale. I have a special section put out by the Times about Murray. I have an autographed Jim Murray book. I also attended a memorial service for him at Dodger Stadium. Guest speakers? Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, Al Michaels, Jerry West, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Chris McCarron and Al Davis.

 

I met Murray very early in my career. A mentor of mine knew him and introduced me and we had about a five-minute conversation. He was incredibly gracious and you could not have slapped the smile off my face.

I grew up reading him. If he's not the best ever, he's in the top five.

 

Maybe Mizzou will recall this, wasn't there a story (recently?) about Murray's widow auctioning his typewriter and other memorabliia?

Did we ever find out who bought it?

 

I heard that Reilly, who worked with Murray in LA, put a bid in on it. I don't know if he won it...