Edwin Pope

Edwin Pope
Born(1928-04-11)April 11, 1928
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2017(2017-01-19) (aged 88)
Okeechobee, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Georgia
OccupationSportswriter
SpouseEileen Pope
ChildrenDavid Pope

John Edwin Pope[1] (April 11, 1928 – January 19, 2017)[2] was an American journalist known for his sportswriting at the Miami Herald, where his work appeared from 1956 until his death in 2017. He covered Super Bowl I through Super Bowl XLVII.[3] Some referred to him as "the best writer of sports in America."[1]

  1. ^ a b "The Sportswriter's Sportswriter - Georgia Trend". georgiatrend.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Legendary Miami Herald sports columnist Edwin Pope dies at 88". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Edwin Pope's Super Bowl streak to end - Miami Dolphins In Depth". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2017.