At 43, Mario Reed’s dreams are as big as ever
Mario Reed (left), with the help of his good friend Will Hudgens (right), is sponsoring a golf scramble Friday at Forest Hill Golf Course in Drummonds, Tennessee. (John Varlas/The Daily Memphian)
It has been almost 28 years since Mario Reed suffered the injury that changed his life. But time has been a blessing.
The former Millington High football player’s face is a little fuller; the features, a bit softer. There are faint threads of gray hair forming in his well-kept goatee.
But Reed’s enthusiasm is as strong as ever.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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