Pope left an indelible mark on South Florida journalism and in fact all journalism. It was always widely reported that Pope had a significant influence on former Dolphins owner Jim Robbie in terms of hiring Don Shula.
In decades past it was Edwin Pope who would stand in front of his colleagues when the voting began each year for the Pro-Football Hall of Fame. It was Pope who reportedly stood in front of these same colleagues and said, “If you don’t know why Don Shula should be in the HOF, you have shouldn’t be here”. Or something to that effect.