There are 3 article(s) tagged FedEx St. Jude Classic:

• August 2024

  • Guest column: FESJC put living charitably on the world stage

    For nearly 40 years, FedEx, St. Jude, Memphis and the entire Mid-South have united to spread this lifesaving mission to the world for one week. 

    By Richard C. Shadyac Jr. August 19, 2024

  • Dwight Drinkard made FESJC, St. Jude marathon high-stakes events

    He directed the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament for 13 years, starting in 1986 overseeing its move from Colonial Country Club to TPC Southwind. In 2000, St. Jude made him its first director of sports marketing, hoping to reinvigorate the flagging marathon. He died Aug. 5 at age 76.

    By Jane Roberts August 08, 2024

• August 2023

  • Calkins: Think Memphis is down for good? You don’t know Jack.

    You know Clarence, the angel in “It’s a Wonderful Life?” Jack Sammons is nothing like him. But in this challenging time for Memphis, Sammons shares a story about Clarence. And Memphians should take it to heart.

    By Geoff Calkins August 10, 2023