Calkins: Memphis tournament where it all began for Sellers Shy
Legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus (center) poses with the CBS broadcast crew, including Memphian Sellers Shy (top center). Shy began working the Memphis golf tournament as a runner for CBS when he was 14. (Photo courtesy of Sellers Shy)
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.
Three decades ago, Sellers Shy was a Memphis kid who just wanted to help at the golf tournament. Now he's back as a producer for CBS.
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