There are 8 article(s) tagged Lionel Hollins:

• March 2026

  • Calkins: Lionel Hollins has never left Memphis — or stopped working to make it a better place.

    Lionel Hollins is the new board chair of Heal the Hood. Why has he stayed in Memphis for 23 years? Because our purpose is lift others up.

    By Geoff Calkins March 16, 2026

• July 2025

  • Penny Hardaway to play in Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament

    Former Tigers Penny Hardaway, Isaac Bruce and Jerome Woods are a few of the celebrities who will compete in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament on Aug. 7 at Spring Creek Ranch.

    By Parth Upadhyaya July 29, 2025

• June 2024

  • Calkins: A mayoral basketball game won’t save us. But the spirit behind it just might.

    It was Mayor Paul Young vs. Mayor Lee Harris on the basketball court Saturday. And it was not always a pretty sight. But the impulse behind it was beautiful. Isn’t that what really counts?

    By Geoff Calkins June 08, 2024

• October 2022

  • Elliot Perry, Memphis Sports Hall of Famers pay homage to Bluff City

    “This city has given more to me than I’ve given to it,” said the Memphis native and 1987 Treadwell High alum. “I’m just honored to be here amongst all the other honorees.”

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    By Parth Upadhyaya October 21, 2022

• September 2022

  • DeAngelo Williams leads new class of Memphis Sports Hall of Fame inductees

    The 2022 class features a whopping 27 inductees, including wrestlers, Grizzlies players, Tigers greats, prep coaches and others. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 20, 2022

• October 2021

  • Former Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins to pitch in at LeMoyne-Owen

    The all-time winningest coach in Grizzlies history will be back coaching in Memphis this fall, this time helping Bonzi Wells.

    By Steven Johnson October 18, 2021

• November 2018

  • Mayor Lee Harris’ transition team presents final report

    After 60 days of meetings and drafting recommendations, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ transition team presented its report Monday night at the FedEx Event Center in Shelby Farms Park.

    By Omer Yusuf November 05, 2018

• October 2018

  • An inside look at Lee Harris’ transition team

    The work for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ transition team began weeks before he celebrated his election night victory Aug. 2.

    By Omer Yusuf October 02, 2018