Conaway: They took his balls; we’d like them back
The once-colorful sports balls in front of FedExForum — where Kyle Monroe takes a break Oct. 31, 2019 as riggers set up a stage on Beale for the upcoming GameDay broadcast — have been painted a drab gray. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
When they were building FedExForum, they had to put up protective bollards around the plaza, and Andy Dolich came up with the idea of painted balls: basketballs, baseballs, tennis balls, soccer balls.
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