Calkins: It’s the start of a new (cornhole) season!
Phillip Barnett, a nationally ranked cornhole player, is among the best cornhole players who gather Wednesdays at VFW Post 7531 in Hernando to play the cornhole equivalent of high-level pick-up games. “It’s exactly like pick-up basketball,” Barnett said. “The best players in the area are here. ..." (Mark Weber/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.
Sure, it’s football season. That means it’s cornhole season, too. If you don’t think that’s a big deal, meet one of the best in the country, Memphis Tiger fan Phillip Barnett.
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