Legendary sports writer and columnist Peter Finney, who covered the New Orleans sports scene for almost seven decades, died Saturday morning at age 88.
Mr. Finney's colleagues in the industry offered their condolences and shared personal stories or advice he gave over the years in the form of multiple columns this weekend.
Finney turned out nearly 15,000 columns in a career that began in the waning days of World War II and ended three years after the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl in 2010.
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's Jeff Duncan wrote about his friend and the advice Mr.