Rain delay impacts Showboats crowd, but Yacht Club stays faithful
Despite a rain delay, faithful fans cheer on the Memphis Showboats against the Arlington Renegades on Sunday at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. (Wesley Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Bill Alexander got emotional when talking about the original Memphis Showboats from 1984 and 1985.
He was only a kid, but he would attend the games with his late grandfather.
“One of my last games with my grandfather before he passed was the last Showboats game,” Alexander said while fighting back tears. “So that kind of brings it all back. He passed away in ’86 and that was one of the last things we did. It was a great thing to come see and watch.”
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Frank 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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