RIP John "Mr. Prep" O'Connor, Northwest Florida Daily News

[HackyMcHack]

This business brings out all sorts of colorful characters. For anyone who dealt with high school sports in the Florida panhandle, John O'Connor was high up on that list ... he was one-of-a-kind. He frequently wrote of "Nehi" and other things you couldn't get away with in other newspapers, smoked a ton and always had a colorful story to tell, but he also knew everything there was to know about high school sports in Florida, spending most of his career covering them. He died Tuesday at age 70 following a fight with cancer.

Link: http://www.varsitysportswest.com/articles/writer-4333-daily-john.html

 

[Matt1735]

Covered many a state tournament in Florida in the 80s and 90s with O'John and worked with him on the FSWA polls. He was a strong advocate for high school sports and for his area.

RIP, my friend.