▁known ▁for ▁his ▁sport sw rit ing ▁at ▁the ▁Miami ▁Her ald , ▁where ▁his ▁work ▁appeared ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁covered ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁I ▁through ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁X L V II . ▁Some ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁" the ▁best ▁writer ▁of ▁sports ▁in ▁America ." ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Pope ' s ▁journal istic ▁career ▁began ▁at ▁the ▁early ▁age ▁of ▁eleven , ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁covering ▁small ▁events ▁for ▁his ▁h omet own ▁Ath ens ▁B anner - Her ald . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁fifteen ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Sports ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁paper , ▁thus ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁hold ▁that ▁position . ▁His ▁college ▁years ▁were ▁spent ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁he ▁worked ▁briefly ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Press ▁International , ▁Atlanta ▁Journal ▁and ▁Atlanta ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁Miami ▁Her ald ▁Pope ' s ▁success ▁with ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁book ▁Football ' s ▁Great est ▁Co aches , ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁area ▁and ▁move ▁down ▁to ▁Miami , ▁where ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁Miami ▁Her ald ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Br ought ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁column ist ▁and ▁assistant ▁editor , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Sports ▁Editor ▁within ▁the ▁year ▁when ▁the ▁previous ▁Editor ▁chose ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁In ▁his ▁ 5 0 ▁plus ▁years ▁he ▁covered