Calkins: Darius Washington has picked himself up off the floor
Darius Washington dropped to the floor after Memphis lost to Louisville 75-74 in the championship game of the Conference USA tournament in Memphis on March 12, 2005. Washington was fouled with no time left in the game and was given three free throws. He made his first free throw to bring Memphis within one point, but missed the final two. (AP File Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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.
It's been 14 years since Darius Washington missed those free throws against Louisville. How he handled that disappointment has helped shape his life.
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