‘I am that first': U of M’s new baseball coach to open doors for minorities
New University of Memphis baseball coach Kerrick Jackson is the first Black head baseball coach in program history. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Kerrick Jackson becomes the first Black head baseball coach at the University of Memphis in program history.
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Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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