sports league
Have
you
seen
this
trophy?
The Atlanta Bar Association Sports League has been sponsoring various sports leagues including
Basketball, Competitive Softball, Non-Competitive Softball, Flag Football, Tennis and Volleyball
since the early 1970’s. Shown in this photograph are John T. Marshall (standing), president in
1974-1975, and Herbert Johnson (seated). The new ostentatious Atlanta Bar Association Herbert
Johnson Sports League Trophy was named for Mr. Johnson, who admitted that he was the least
athletic member of the Atlanta Bar Association at the time. The trophy was presented to the firm
that garnered the most points from the various sports programs during the year for a one-year
ownership. Sometime before Y2K, the trophy disappeared.
The Basketball League is being revived this year with Sandi Scott (sandi.scott@yahoo.com) serving
as Commissioner and Joe Hoffman (jhoffman@carlockcopeland.com) as Co-Commissioner. We
would love to locate the missing trophy and continue the tradition of presenting it to the winning
firm each year. If you have information about the missing Atlanta Bar Association Herbert Johnson
Athletic Trophy, please contact Diane O’Steen at dosteen@atlantabar.org or 404-832-6106.
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association
February 2012
THE ATLANTA LAWYER
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