There are 80 article(s) tagged Memphis Showboats:

• November 2022

  • Buckley: What to know about the new Memphis Showboats

    A question-and-answer primer explains the expansion USFL franchise planning to play at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium starting in 2023.

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    By Tim Buckley November 16, 2022

  • Memphis Showboats return

    The City of Memphis and the USFL, a professional football minor league, reveal that the Memphis Showboats will begin play in April of 2023.

    By Tim Buckley November 15, 2022

• September 2021

  • Billy Dunavant: In a league of his own

    Landing an NFL team for Memphis proved to be the dream that got away in Billy Dunavant’s professional life. But when the scores are added up, he won much more than he lost. And so did those who were fortunate enough to know him well. 

    By Don Wade September 19, 2021

• May 2020

  • Calkins: Pepper Rodgers believed in Memphis before it was fashionable

    Pepper Rodgers died Thursday at the age of 88. He wasn't just a football coach. He was a civic salesman when Memphis needed it most. 

    By Geoff Calkins May 17, 2020

  • Former Memphis Showboats coach Pepper Rodgers has died

    Former Memphis Showboats coach Pepper Rodgers, who also led the local Canadian Football League franchise, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia.

    By Clay Bailey May 15, 2020