Calkins: The perfect way to retire No. 59 — with a 59-0 win
The Tigers defeated the North Alabama Lions 59-0 as Danton Barto’s No. 59 jersey was retired Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 in a halftime ceremony at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
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.
“On Danton Barto’s day, the final scoreboard blazed with his number.” It was a fine way to retire the jersey of the all-time great Memphis linebacker, who died in 2021 at age 50.
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