Calkins: Remember that girl who gave Hardaway a bracelet? She’s Seattle-bound — courtesy of FedEx
Maci Barrett, the 11-year-old girl who gave Penny Hardaway the I-BELIEVE-IN-YOU bracelet will attend the first round game of the the Tigers in the NCAA Tournament thanks to FedEx. Her mother, Julie Barrett and Maci cheer on the Tigers during the first half of a Feb. 24, 2022 game at FedExForum in Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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Remember that story about the Maci Barrett, the 11-year-old girl who gave Penny Hardaway the I-BELIEVE-IN-YOU bracelet earlier this season?
She’ll be heading to Seattle to watch Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers in person. — courtesy of FedEx.
It turns out that a FedEx official read the column about Maci in The Daily Memphian. The next thing you know, Julie Barrett — Maci’s mother — was fielding an unexpected call.
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