Calkins: As Mike Norvell leaves for Florida State, remember the party, not the goodbye
University of Memphis head coach Mike Norvell (left) celebrates with his team after the Tiger's beat Cincinnati to win the AAC Championship game on Dec. 7, 2019, at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
Mike Norvell is leaving for Florida State but not before he and his Tigers won a championship for Memphis.
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