Calkins: Memphis throws a Hall of Fame night
University of Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway gives his acceptance speech at the inaugural Memphis Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at AutoZone Park on Oct. 10, 2019. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The 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.
Keith Lee never comes to public events. But he and everyone else involved seemed to be moved by the inaugural Memphis Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
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