Calkins: Where’s John Kilzer when we need him? In Overton Square
An art installation of veteran singer-songwriter, former Memphis State University basketball player and minister John Kilzer at Overton Square. Kilzer died last year at the age of 62. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Geoff Calkins
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.
John Kilzer died in March 2019. Not long ago, a striking mosaic of his likeness appeared in Overton Square.
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