Calkins: Isaac Bruce, proud Tiger, carries Memphis into Hall of Fame
When former St. Louis Rams wide receiver Isaac Bruce (in a file photo) is inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame Saturday, he’ll be the first Memphis athlete to be inducted into any of the NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball Halls of Fame. (Seth Perlman/AP)
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.
Isaac Bruce will become the first Memphis player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. He says his time at Memphis — a place he still loves — “helped make me who I am.”
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