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Ty Cobb – A Hall of Fame content marketer

markkolier wrote 3 months ago: Marketers talk about ‘content marketing’ as if it is something new and shiny. In fact if you go and … more →

Tags: Social Media, advertising, Communication, content marketing, Content Marketing, Ty Cobb, Grantland Rice, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tommy Lee Jones

Thankful for Bisher1 comment

joegarrett1 wrote 5 months ago: Published by the Times-Georgian–November 18, 2012 By Joe Garrett www.times-georgian.com This p … more →

Tags: Family, Sports Celebrities, Faith, Thanksgiving, Chick-Fil-A, Jerry's Country Kitchen, Maple Street Diner, sunnyside cafe

Jackie. Shoeless Joe. Koufax. Moose. The Babe.5 comments

duaneharris19 wrote 1 year ago: 1946. Jackie Robinson during Spring Training with the Montreal Royals. Words can not express how swe … more →

Tags: Baseball 2, New York Yankees, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Baseball, Cleveland Indians, Babe Ruth, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Brooklyn Dodgers

FAREWELL TO FURMAN 3 comments

bleeveblog wrote 1 year ago: My first cover story with an assist from Furman Bisher. Last week, sports fans everywhere, especiall … more →

Tags: State of Georgia, Golf, Masters, Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame, International Golf Writers Hall of Fame, Jim Minter

Atlanta sports icons depart14 comments

Sean Breslin wrote 1 year ago: Follow @sean_breslin Chipper Jones announced his retirement Thursday afternoon (AP Photo/Paul Sancya … more →

Tags: Baseball, Atlanta Braves, MLB, chipper jones, Sports, Atlanta

Furman Bisher

bwmathews wrote 1 year ago: I can’t let the week go by without commenting on the death of Furman Bisher. Bisher, a longtim … more →

Tags: Lewis Grizzard, If I Ever Get Back to Georgia I'm Gonna Nail My Feet to, Atlanta Journal Constitution

English, Bisher Leave Behind Memorable Legacies

Adam wrote 1 year ago: This month the golf world lost two long-time friends who will be forever remembered for both their c … more →

Tags: Professional Golf, usga, john p english, sportswriting

Writer who interviewed 'Shoeless Joe' dies

Cotton Boll Conspiracy wrote 1 year ago: Furman Bisher, the only writer to ever land an interview with baseball great Shoeless Joe Jackson af … more →

Tags: Sports, media, History, Literature, Newspapers, Baseball, Journalism, South Carolina, Georgia

RIP, Furman Bisher

Dixie Babble wrote 1 year ago: The sports editor of my college newspaper used to say that Furman Bisher had the best job in sports. … more →

Tags: Deacon Blue, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Bear Bryant, Saturday Evening Post, Shoeless Joe Jackson

The Sports Kings: Remembering Furman Bisher...

robcalloway wrote 1 year ago: Sportswriter Furman Bisher has died of a massive heart attack at the age of 93. The Atlanta Journal- … more →

Tags: Sports, Local, The Sports Kings, Atlanta Sports, CBS Sports, Rob Calloway, sports kings radio, Sports News, the sports kings

Shoeless Joe On The Record About Baseball and Black Sox6 comments

Andrew Martin wrote 1 year ago: Photo Courtesy of BlackBetsy.com The October, 1949 issue of SPORT Magazine published something that … more →

Tags: Hall Of Fame, Baseball History, Chicago White Sox, Joe Jackson, Shoeless Joe Jackson, black sox scandal, Black Sox

Appreciating Aaron

cameronsodyssey wrote 2 years ago: Great ballplayers have an iconic moment, an image fans immediately recall when hearing the player’s … more →

Tags: Baseball, Books, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bud Selig, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Warren Spahn, Mickey Mantle

91-YEAR-OLD BLOGGER: GET OFF MY LAWN/SITE

Mike Responts wrote 3 years ago: FURMAN BISHER: LITERALLY, WAS ALREADY OLD WHEN THE ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER WAS INVENTED We’ve post … more →

Tags: media, Bloggers

Silencing the voice of an institution3 comments

Wendy Parker wrote 3 years ago: Allow me to be parochial here, at the risk of getting overly sentimental. I’m coming late to t … more →

Tags: Journalism, Atlanta Journal Constitution, ralph mcgill

WHY 90-YEAR-OLDS SHOULDN'T BLOG2 comments

Mike Responts wrote 4 years ago: FURMAN BISHER: SO OLD HE DID ADS FOR THE INVENTION OF THE ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER-AND HAD GRAY HAIR THEN … more →

Tags: Bloggers, Murray Chass

To be a baseball Hall of Famer -- the 2008 ballots (Part 1)

Sandlapper Spike wrote 4 years ago: This year there are three separate elections for enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. … more →

Tags: Baseball, Allie Reynolds, Amos Rusie, BBWAA, Bill Dahlen, Bill James, Bill Madden, Bobby Doerr, Bucky Walters


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