[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3803]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING FURMAN BISHER

  Mr. ISAKSON. Madam President, this past weekend, Georgia lost a great 
citizen. Furman Bisher died in Fayetteville, GA, on Sunday afternoon of 
a tragic heart attack. He was the premier sports writer in the United 
States of America, covered every Super Bowl, every Masters, was at 
every major heavyweight fight.
  From the day he started on his Royal manual typewriter until the day 
he died, he typed on that same manual typewriter that was over 60 years 
old. He was a brilliant writer, a compassionate individual, a great 
friend, and someone I looked up to very much. He was a pacesetter. He 
actually got the only interview of Shoeless Joe Jackson ever done by a 
reporter. He did it because of his cunning ability to be in the right 
place at the right time, and that twinkle in his eye that always made 
you want to take to Furman Bisher.
  So as on the floor of the Senate today I pay tribute to Furman and 
his life, to all of his accomplishments in terms of the writing of 
sports in our State and around the world. To his family and loved ones, 
I extend my sympathy on behalf of not just myself but all of the 
citizens of Georgia.

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