Calkins: Once again — this time on 901 Day — Memphians will Finish Liza’s Run
This year, “Finish Liza's Run” will take place on Friday, Sept. 1, at 4:20 a.m. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
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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.
“In a perfect world, we would have a Memphis where we didn’t have to run scared. But I don’t think that day is here yet. And I don’t think we will get there if we quit.”
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