‘Grindfather’ Tony Allen inducted into Memphis Sports Hall of Fame
Tony Allen speaks to the media before the Memphis Sports Hall Of Fame ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Allen formally became one of nine new inductees to enter the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony Tuesday night at the Renasant Convention Center.
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Memphis Grizzlies Tony Allen Memphis Sports Hall of Fame 2025 Memphis Sports Hall of Fame inductionParth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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