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An Xs-and-O’s Man Praises Guy Who Knew All the Letters

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That man, he writes for the heavens. I’m absolutely certain there’s no columnist in America today who writes as lyrically as he did for the last 50 years.

* COMING UP: VIEWPOINT / Readers to share memories of Murray in The Times on Saturday.

For the record:

12:00 a.m. Aug. 20, 1998 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday August 20, 1998 Home Edition Sports Part C Page 8 Sports Desk 1 inches; 26 words Type of Material: Correction
Jim Murray--The quote in Wednesday’s paper attributed to John Thompson should have been attributed to Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon paraphrasing the Georgetown coach.

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