Calkins: Elliot Perry has an urgent request
Former Memphis State standout Elliot Perry still has the knee pad on which team trainer Steve Miller wrote "Confidence is the key." Perry is asking Memphians to become mentors and give today's youths the confidence to succeed. (Vimeo)
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.
Elliot Perry has an urgent request. He wants more Memphians to mentor. Why not make this the year we find the time?
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