Sports teams in former U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s home state of Georgia expressed their condolences Sunday, honoring a former leader who also served as the state’s governor and had an extensive record as an athlete and sports fan. The Atlanta Falcons football team held a moment of silence before their game Sunday night. The team’s owner, Arthur Blank, called Carter “a great American, a proud Georgian and an inspirational global humanitarian.” The Atlanta Hawks basketball team said Carter “represented all the best of Georgia.” “From his rural upbringing that he never strayed from, to his passion for Atlanta sports, Carter
