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 II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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