Strickland to ‘Release the Tigers’ at Memphis football homecoming
Mayor Jim Strickland speaks at the ribbon-cutting July 5. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“We could think of no better way to thank Mayor Strickland for his loyal support of the Tigers than by having him send the team onto the field before the homecoming game,” Laird Veatch said.
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Memphis Tigers Football Mayor Jim Strickland college footballFrank Bonner II
Frank Bonner is the Memphis Tigers football beat writer. He is originally from Indiana but arrived in Memphis after spending two years in Tulsa, covering Oklahoma State football and basketball. He covered high school sports in Columbus, Indiana for two years before getting his Master’s degree in Sports Journalism at IUPUI. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
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