Sports writer Furman Bisher, 91, writing for Albany (Ga.) Herald

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Sports writer Furman Bisher, 91, writing for Albany (Ga.) Herald

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Furman Bisher, a staple in Georgia journalism who retired from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in October, will contribute a frequent sports column for the Albany Herald, the paper announced Sunday.

Bisher, who at 91 has played golf with Bobby Jones and interviewed "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, was named sports editor of the Journal-Constitution in 1950 and has also written for Sporting news, Sports Illustrated and the Saturday Evening Post.

According to the Herald, Bisher will not write on set days, but will contribute frequently. His first column appeared Sunday.

Bisher has won the Red Smith Award (1988), the PGA's Lifetime Achievement in Journalism award and is a member of the International Golf Writers Hall of Fame, the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.

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