Season One, Chapter 18: Jeremiah Martin saves the day — his day
University of Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway calls to players during a matchup against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on March 9, 2019, at FedExForum in Memphis. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
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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.
Jeremiah Martin saved the day. Which just happened to be HIS day. So happy Jeremiah Martin Day to everyone!
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