Calkins: Larry Brown, the world’s best (and oldest!) assistant, is a story everyone should love
Back when he was head coach of the Denver Nuggets, Larry Brown leapt off the bench at the buzzer after his Nuggets defeated the American Basketball Association All-Stars in Denver on Jan. 28, 1976. (AP file)
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.
Larry Brown said his hearing aids gave him trouble at his first Memphis practice. But listen up, people. This is a basketball story to appreciate.
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