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There was no one better than Pete Finney
Peter Finney was honored in 2013 as the 24th Joe Gemelli Fleur de Lis Award recipient for his contributions to the New Orleans Saints organization, journalism and the community during the 25th annual Saints Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. (David Grunfeld)
By Ron Higgins, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
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on August 13, 2016
ete Finney died Saturday, and Heaven just got someone who had such style, grace and good humor that he made everything in his 88 years on this planet look like a breeze.
He was the best sports columnist in this state's history, and there's not even a close second.
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And he was young just like us not so long ago. And he seem
to have better manners in asking the people of his professional interest what
he wanted to know. All about the experiences they were having that his newspaper
readers might like knowing.
And now after hearing about his death that is what I remember the most about Mr. Finney, how polite he was going after the story. And treating those other people with real respect.
And of course that he is a very good writer.
And now after hearing about his death that is what I remember the most about Mr. Finney, how polite he was going after the story. And treating those other people with real respect.
And of course that he is a very good writer.
Anyone
who values the Morning Call over Cafe DuMonde is a true New Orleanian. I
remember when the Morning Call had car hops. Finney is the last of New
Orleans great newpaper sports writers since the Newhouse people have
destroyed the newspaper which has been printing since 1837. He can never
be replaced. I can only imagine the poker games between him and Hap and
Buddy. They will need a fourth, probably Black Cat Lacombe.
Finney's
knowledge in many categories was unmatched. He was and always will be
part of New Orleans. He kept it real. And even in his older years he
stayed current with the trendy language and fads. My condolences to the
family. God bless
All
through grade school, high school, college, I always read the sports
pages first. There was Hap on TV for sure. But I STILL needed to know
what Pete Finney had to say. Even before the comics. I read the sports
pages first, and read Pete Finney first. Reading him, for me, was like
being there. I couldn't wait to buy his book a few months ago. I highly
recommend it!! Thanks Finney Jr. for telling more of his stories for
us.
I
met Mr. Finney many years ago through another great sports journalist
and editor on television and radio, Mr. Hap Glaudi. Both Mr. Finney and
Mr. Glaudi were classified as New Orleans best, when it came to sports
reporting and coverage. Mr Finney, may your soul rest in peace, and my
sincere condolences go out to all of your family members, for we all
lost one, once in a lifetime columnist.
I
started reading Pete Finney in 1980 and I sometimes hated some of his
columns because I was young and wanted the Saints to be winners. The
truth was Finney was almost always right about what was wrong with the
Saints and I grew to always respect what he wrote. What a fantastic
career he had. May he Rest in Peace.
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