Calkins: Let’s help this Memphian walk again
John Payne was an athletic kid who raced mountain bikes before his accident. (Submitted)
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.
John Payne has spent the past two decades helping Memphians of all ages run. Now it’s time for Memphians to help him walk again.
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