Calkins: Derek Clenin was ‘one of a kind.’ A story about rivalry, friendship, life and death.
MUS standout Derek Clenin (in blue) blocks the game-tying extra point by CBHS in 2002 to preserve the Owls' 28-27 victory. (Courtesy Kristen Clenin)
Geoff Calkins
Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.
Twenty-two years ago, Derek Clenin blocked an extra point to lift MUS over CBHS. Clenin died Oct. 8. Now, the quarterback of that CBHS team, Carter Giovannetti, plans to run the St. Jude Marathon in his friend and rival’s name.
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