Calkins: Collierville coach mourns fallen Capitol Hill police officer, who studied at U of M
An American flag flies at half-staff above the White House in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. President Donald Trump ordered the flag to be flown at half-staff as a sign of respect for Brian D. Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, two U.S. Capitol Police officers who have died since last Wednesday’s violent protests at the Capitol. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
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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.
Scott Robinson, the basketball coach at Collierville High School, became close with Howard Liebengood at Memphis. He sent Liebengood a text after the Capitol was attacked. Now Robinson is mourning his friend.
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