Calkins: Tom Bowen steps down as athletic director at Memphis – and that’s a good thing
Former president and general manager of the Memphis Redbirds Allie Prescott (center) jokes with the media during a press conference alongside University of Memphis President David Rudd (left) and trustee Cato Johnson at the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center on Tuesday, May 14. Prescott has been named interim athletic director at the university after the resignation of Tom Bowen. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
Tom Bowen did a fine job as athletic director at the University of Memphis. But his decision to step down is best for everyone.
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