Former Memphis Showboats coach Pepper Rodgers has died
Coach Pepper Rodgers, right, works out with UCLA quarterback Mark Harmon on Sept. 13, 1972, in Los Angeles. Rodgers died May 14, 2020. (AP file)
Former Memphis Showboats coach Pepper Rodgers, who also led the local Canadian Football League franchise, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia.
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Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
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