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George H.W. Bush: Sports world reacts to death of former president

Former President George H.W. Bush gives the cheering crowd a thumbs up and former First Lady Barbara Bush waves as they take the field for the coin toss while the Atlanta Falcons meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, Sunday, February 5, 2017. Curtis Compton/AJC
Former President George H.W. Bush gives the cheering crowd a thumbs up and former First Lady Barbara Bush waves as they take the field for the coin toss while the Atlanta Falcons meet the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, Sunday, February 5, 2017. Curtis Compton/AJC
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dec 1, 2018

Tributes poured in from the sports world as news spread early Saturday of the death of former president George H.W. Bush.

Here’s a sampling of what’s being said on social media:

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