November 4, 1918 - On this day in history in the NCSHOF, Furman Bisher was born in Denton, NC. A UNC graduate, Bisher went on to a legendary career as a sports reporter spanning almost 60 years. For many years he was a columnist and sports editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The first sports writer inducted into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame, Bisher joined the NCSHOF in 1995.