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CONTENTS

Jerry Lawler

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1515page 34 Concussion Treatmentpage 35 Nutrition Q&A page 36 Lifestyle

The winners of the 2008 M Awards

Jul/Aug 2008 Vol 3 Num 1

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I swear, I almost had him... until he twisted my arm behind my back in some sick, demented hold called a Scrambled Chicken Wing Neck Brake or something. I had him.

Jerry Th e King Lawler was mine! Well not in the wrestling sense.

We met him at the radio station (Sports 56), where we record our weekly radio show (Memphis Sport Radio on Saturdays at 2pm). He proceeded to tell us that he only had a few hours to give us.

Only a few hours?!?

Most people we interview are barely able to give us fi ft een minutes of their time... What are we going to do with him for a few hours?

So he sat in on our radio show for a segment (you can listen to it on memphissport.net). We took a bunch of photos (wherein my arm was nearly torn from its socket). And we asked questions... a ton of questions and he answered them all.

Other than the pain I endured (for the good of the magazine, of course), I have

PUBLISHERS NOTE

Mike Bullard, publisher

to say, we were overwhelmed by our interview with Jerry Th e King Lawler this month. We have been publishing Memphis Sport for more than two years now (in fact, what you hold in your hands is the fi rst issue of our third year), and not one athlete, manager, or business associate has been more forthcoming, more willing to participate or more giving of their time than the King.

Th e whole experience was truly a pleasure. Th is is one interview we will certainly do again. As soon as I brush up on my wrestling moves.

Ill get you next time Jerry Lawler!

Mike Bullard, publisher

PublishersMike Bullard 901.229.4749 [email protected] Bullard [email protected]

Co-PublisherEd Land, Jr. [email protected]

Managing EditorKevin Cerrito [email protected]

Contributing WritersJack EatonEmily SchildtJan Michael HartelustMaggie LouieJD MeredithSusan Nicholas Mandy PolkChris PrzybyszewskiDr. Allen Sills

Contributing PhotographersSharon BicksJD Meredith

Graphic DesignA Bull in a China Shop www.abullinachinashop.com

Memphis Sport is offi cially in year three. If you didnt think we could do it, we would like to take this opportunity to tell you YOU WERE WRONG! Copyright 2008 Memphis Sport Magazine LLC, All rights reserved

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CHATTERCHATTER

Where do I shoot?Maggies article was great this issue, but I want to shoot some skeet, blast some

sporting clays and feel the kick of that big gun. But you didnt say where in Tunica I can go for shotgun thrills! - Jeremy B.

I normally hate Maggies take on the world of sports and this issue was no diff erent. You are welcome to stop printing her articles whenever you like. However, I would really like to know where I can go shooting in Tunica. I never heard of this place and Maggie didnt say where she was in the article. - Rodney N.

PUBLISHER: While editing the last issue, we apparently edited too much. In Maggie

Staff Blogs From Grizzlies welcome O.J. Mayo... posted on Kevin Cerritos Blogo:

Nothing against Kevin Love, he just wouldnt have brought the star power, attention, and hope that comes with draft ing O.J. Mayo. Grizzlies fans are lucky that the only two Kevins at todays post-draft press conference were me and Kevin Kane. Of course this does mean, the printing of a Gay Love t-shirt line is not going to happen...

Let the O.J. Mayo era begin.

Move over Miss Cordelias, you are no longer the only place downtown where someone can pay a lot of money for some O.J.

Memphis Sport Game Reports From Express Rocks Birds for Two by Onalee Carson:

Fridays promotion at Autozone was Jonesboro Community Night. Th e fun things about community nights are all of the booths they bring out before the games, featuring many local businesses. It is nice to see people who dont typically come to the ballpark come and instantly feel the community, not only their own, but that of the ballpark as well.

NOTHIN BUT NETNOTHIN BUT NETHighlights from the regular features at

www.memphissport.net

Real letters (or emails) from real people

Louies article (Chic in the Field) about skeet shooting in Tunica County, we edited out the name of the facility. Th e Willows (662-357-3154) is part of Harrahs Tunica facility. Please call them and tell them we are sorry for the omision.

99 Problems and a Tiger aint one

Loved your article on the Tigers and 99 reasons to remember the team. But you

missed one - Andre Allens departure from the team. - Karen W.

Only 99? You guys are slackin... - Mike R.

99 things was awesome. Th e best article

you have ever had in your mag. Keep it up. - Terry P.

Heres one you missed Joey Dorsey kicks [censored]- Harry P.

PUBLISHER: Th ere is no doubt that we might have been able to come up with a few hundred more reasons to remember this team, but we thought 99 was plenty. If you still feel it is necessary, go ahead and let us know what reasons we may have left off our monster of a list.

And to everyone else out there, do you love Memphis Sport or hate it? Send me an email at [email protected] and let me know what is on your mind.

Jacks Rhymes Th e poem Goodbye to Money by Jack Eaton:

Th e price of gas is out of sightAnd from what I hear it even might;Go even higher and if thats the caseTh e motoring public may have to face,Th at since the oil companies feel no remorseWe all may have to get a horse.So, we get a horse and everything we needAnd then just watch the price of feed.So, what Im about to say may sound funnyBut I think its a conspiracy to get our money.Now, I certainly dont want to be thought of as rudeBut I think the American people are getting screwed.

Read all the latest Jack Eaton poems, staff blogs, and Memphis Sport Game Reports at Memphissport.net. Miss an issue of Memphis Sport? Check out the entire back catalog of issues available for fr ee at www.memphissport.net.

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STARTING FIVE

1. Houston Nutt Cherrios

Eat it in a cereal bowl or at the egg bowl.

2. Unlucky Charms

Featuring marshmallow shapes of the items Grizz executives have brought to NBA Lottery Night.

3. Derrick Rose Delight

Ingredients include Gummy Bears, Honey Buns, Starburst and Twizzlers. No need to add milk!

4. OJs

A return of that ever-popular cereal from the 80s.

5. Dorsey Smacks

Really packs a wallop.

1. What was your greatest athletic achievement while at Christian Brothers High School?

It was probably when we defeated Jackson Central Mary, then ranked third in the state, in the post-season on Th anksgiving Day. I broke off a couple of really nice runs in that game at the running-back position. It was either the 1973 or 1974 season. We went 10-1.

2. What about while as a defensive back at Memphis?

Defi nitely the huge win over the Houston Cougars. Ranked third in the country, their players came in with very nonchalant attitudes about the game. Th en, Earnest Gray set the record for Memphis longest TD pass/reception, I think at 97 yards. I had a couple of really nice QB hurries and backfi eld tackles while splitting time at defensive back. Houston only lost two games that year, ours and the other aft er a last-second TD pass by Joe Montana and Notre Dame in the last game of the year.

3. Why in the world did you start the go-to-commercial-off -camera-double-fi nger-point?

Man, I dont know. Just for the heck of it. Maybe I saw somebody do it or something. But once I did it and our producer (Brent Green) went with it, it stuck. And well be right...BACK!

4. Have you ever grown your hair out?

I keep my hair short because I cant grow it! A long time ago I tried to see if I could grow out a beard and Ive tried the fro look, but it just aint happenin.

5. Do you compete in offi ce olympics with Dave Cera?

Sometimes during Friday Football Fever, we throw the ball around the offi ce. Yeah, sometimes we shoot some baskets into the trash can. But since (Nick) Paranjape moved to Nashville, Dave, Carrie and I have a lot more to do. Were always runnin.

Five Questions with Two-Time M Award Winner

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Five Rejected M Award M Award Categories1. Favorite Condiment Stand

2. Favorite Uno Player

3. Favorite Sporting Venue Not In Use

4. Favorite Time Center

5. Favorite Local Sports Magazine

Five Things ThatAre Better With

MayoMayo1. Th e Grizzlies roster

2. Ticket sales

3. BLTs

4. Marko Jaric

5. Th ree year plans

The Five Grizzlies Players to

Wear #32Wear #32 Before O.J. Mayo1. Doug Edwards, 1995-1998

2. Pete Chilcutt, 1998-1999

3. Rodney Buford, 2001-2002

4. Chucky Atkins, 2005-2006

5. Alexander Johnson, 2006-2007

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BRING IT ON

by KEVIN CERRITO photo by MIKE BULLARD

What do the Diamond Darlings do? We get the balls and the bats for players. If Stan (veteran U of M bat boy) is at the game, he does home bats.

What do you like most about baseball? Th at it is not fast-paced, but it is still exciting. I love the thrill of watching someone try to make the play to get the guy out.

Favorite Major League Baseball team? Braves.

Favorite concession stand food? Th e hot dog at Nat Buring Stadium is my ultimate favorite. Every time I work, I eat a hot dog.

Peanuts or Cracker Jacks? Peanuts. I dont like the caramel that gets stuck in my teeth when I eat Cracker Jacks.

Dan Uggla or DeAngelo Williams? Dan Uggla.

The Daily Helmsman or Commercial Appeal? Daily Helmsman. Ive posted some stories in there.

What is the weirdest thing to happen to you while at a game? I actually got a baseball from a visiting player with a love note and phone number on it, telling me I was pretty and asking what I was doing later.

Did you call him? No.

What do you think about the new baseball stadium that the U of M is building this year? I am glad they are doing it. Guys are cramped in the locker room. It is good for the team, good for everyone. M

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Memphis Tigers Diamond Darling


Why do we play sports?

Why do we exhaust ourselves endlessly chasing

one another within fence enclosed grassy meadows or

frustrate ourselves by attempting to thwart the laws

of physics that dictate an object at rest will remain at rest

or punish ourselves with the unnatural pursuit of

conquering environments we have no business

wading into?

Why? Because it is there. Because the human

spirit wont take no for an answer. Because adrenaline is

a drug that feeds the soul. And because for those lucky

few able to run faster, jump higher, throw farther and

dive deeper, glory awaits.

So we play.

But not all of us are built for speed. Fewer still are built

to absorb the punishment sports inflict. And

none of us are eternally sixteen years old.

So we get hurt.

But we dont mind. Even the biggest,

strongest, and fastest of us get hurt. We

accept that as part of sport. What we

dont like, what we detest, is not being

able to play.

Thats where Campbell Clinic

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Our sports medicine staff specializes in

getting athletes off the training table and

back on the field as quickly as possible. But

were not just experts in sports medicine,

were also the leader in general orthopaedics.

So is it any wonder that the most serious of

athletes, those from the professional and

college ranks, choose Campbell Clinic?

And if people whose careers are dependent

upon healthy bodies think were the best, then

odds are were a pretty good choice for weekend

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Because even if youre tough enough to play with pain,

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At the GameFavorite ConcessionsAutoZone Park 50.6%How good are the munchies at AutoZone Park? Willie Nelson is making his second appearance there this summer.

FINALISTSFedExForum 19.73%Stanford St. Jude Classic 8.13%Funquest 7.67%Desoto Civic Center 5.23%

Favorite Place to TailgateBeale Street 24.05%Th e closest top three of any category. But in the end, Marc Cohn did not sing about walking with his feet ten feet off the Highland Hundred parking lot. From the Grizzlies to the Tigers to boxing and marathons, you can tailgate for just about any sport on historic Beale Street.

FINALISTSHighland Hundred Parking Lot 23.71%Th e Grove 23.25%Th e Bluff at AutoZone Park 12.49%Tobey Park 10.65%

Favorite Outdoor Sporting VenueAutoZone Park 53.58%AutoZone Parks bluff seating, Wednesday matinees, and holiday fi reworks just wouldnt be the same indoors.

FINALISTSLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 14.53%TPC Southwind 9.98%Mike Rose Soccer Complex 5.31%

Favorite Indoor Sporting VenueFedExForum 73.27%Th e most dominant win in this years M Awards goes to the building named aft er the most dominant company in shipping. FedExForum absolutely, positively delivered a win in this category.

FINALISTSFunquest 7.9%Desoto Civic Center 5.95%Youth Building at the Fairgrounds 4.02%

Favorite RaceSams Town 250 34.48%Surprisingly, the red, blue and green car race on the Redbirds scoreboard was not a fi nalist for this award. Th e Sams Town 250 gets the trophy here and should also win Best Local Event to Change its Name. Th e annual Nationwide Series race will be called the Memphis 250 when NASCAR drivers line-up at Memphis Motorsports park in October.

FINALISTSRace for the Cure 29.9%St. Jude Marathon 11.11%Firecracker 5K 6.41%Outdoors Inc Canoe and Kayak Race 6.19%

Favorite Annual EventMemphis Madness 33.3%If Coach Cal played in the Stanford St. Jude Championship, it would probably be number one here. Th e winner of last years Favorite Annual Event, the C-USA tournament, is a shoo-in to win favorite event in the 2010 Tulsa Sport T Awards.

FINALISTSStanford St. Jude Championship 22.05%AutoZone Liberty Bowl 10.37%Conference USA Tournament 10.04%Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Cellular South Cup 5.35%M

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Best Game Th e Final Four Game, Tigers vs. UCLA 40.17%All top fi ve fi nishers were Tiger basketball games, calculating 91.61% of the voting. Th e Coach O 4th and one Egg Bowl placed sixth, making it the best non-Tiger basketball game of the year.

FINALISTS#1 vs. #2, Tigers vs. Vols 17.4%Th e Comeback, Tigers @ UAB 12.35%Th e Best Half, Tigers vs. Michigan State 11.49%Th e Championship Game, Tigers vs. Kansas 10.2%

Most Memorable MomentMemphis Tigers named #1 in the country 26.3%How oft en does the event of becoming #1 become #1 itself by winning an award? It is hard to image anything but the Tigers winning here, even if Rampage had knocked out Pau Gasol.

FINALISTSCDRs dunk on Kevin Love 19.6%Last two minutes of regulation, Memphis Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks 19.49%Rampage knocks out Chuck Liddell to win UFC title 7.43%

Sports MediaBest Sports BillboardMemphis Tigers featuring Joey Dorsey, Th ats Mister Dorsey To You 35.92%Once the Tiger billboards created by CS2 went up, Memphians were excited. Tiger fans were quick to buy tickets and make the billboards their desktop backgrounds.

FINALISTSGrizzlies featuring Rudy Gay and Hakim Warrick, Look Up, Look Way Up 13.63%Memphis Tigers featuring Antonio Anderson, Remember the Alamodome 12.5%Memphis Tigers featuring Derrick Rose, Witness a Rare Fall Bloom 11.49%

Favorite Sports Television PersonalityJarvis Greer, Action News 5 Sports Director 27.83%Every year, Jarvo wins every version of this award. How can anyone beat him? Find a cure for Friday Football Fever and then give it out all over town. Th at might help.

FINALISTSKristin Tallent, FOX 13 Weekend Sports Anchor 19%Jerry Th e King Lawler, Monday Night Raw 11.09%Jack Eaton, Ashley Furniture commercials 10.75%Glenn Carver, News Channel 3 Sports Director 10.07%

Favorite Sports Radio PersonalityChris Vernon, Th e Chris Vernon Show 23.37%Geoff Calkins beat his current co-host and old co-host, but lost to his old co-hosts new co-host. Confusing? Yes. But it doesnt matter because Vernon beat all of them.

FINALISTSDave Woloshin, Sportstime Extra 21.95%Geoff Calkins, Geoff and Gary Show 12.1%George Lapides, Sportstime 10.68%Gary Parrish, Geoff and Gary Show 10.68%

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Favorite Local SportsRadio ProgramTh e Chris Vernon Show 25.22%730 ESPNs aft ernoon show continues to be the citys most popular sports program, thanks in part to its unorthodox host and entertaining supporting cast that includes Jon Roser, Eric Hasseltine, Chris Herrington, and Th e Worlds Greatest Handicapper Jimmy Denunzio.

FINALISTSTh e Geoff and Gary Show 12.79%Sportstime Extra 11.93%Sportstime 11.81%Sports56 Middays 10.58%

Around TownFavorite ParkShelby Farms 46.94%Shelby Farms parked itself at the top here. Would Tom Lee Park still be number two if the month of May did not exist?

FINALISTSTom Lee Park 19.91%Overton Park 12.35%Mud Island River Park 8.12%

Favorite Local Sports Bar/Restaurant Hueys 29.11%Memphis (tooth)picked Hueys as the best.

FINALISTSBrookhaven Pub 14.95%Celtic Crossing 11.1%TJ Mulligans 10.31%Calhouns 8.61%

Favorite National Sports Bar/RestaurantBuff alo Wild Wings 30.35%A fox, a hound, a dish, and an owl couldnt beat out a buff alo.

FINALISTSFox and Hound 25.93%Flying Saucer 22.44%Hooters 15.93%

Favorite BarbecueCentral BBQ 23.09%Th e Neelys now have their own show on the Food Network. Is Central BBQ next? Th e attire that owner Craig Blondis wears to Tiger games defi nitely wont land him a show on the Style channel, thats for sure.

FINALISTSRendezvous 18.19%Corkys 17.43%Neelys 12.96%Germantown Commissary 7.63%

Favorite WingsBuff alo Wild Wings 32.23%Hey BWW, is that the percentage of votes you got or the number of cents for a boneless wing on Wednesdays?

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Favorite Workout FacilityYMCA 25.16%YMCA was able to power itself to fi rst. And we checked, the Village People did not stuff the ballot.

FINALISTS Germantown Athletic Club 15.25%DAC 8.34%French Riviera Spa 7.3%Wellworx 6.65%

Favorite Martial Arts FacilityMemphis Judo and Jiu-Jitsu 28.38%A spinning roundhouse kick gave Memphis Judo and Jiu-Jitsu the win here.

FINALISTS Kang Rhee 12.69%USA Karate 12.69%Midtown Taekwondo 10.85%Bartlett Taekwondo 8.68%

Favorite Bowling AlleyBilly Hardwicks All Star Lanes 33.83%Th e lanes at Quince and White Station did not need bumpers in the gutters to win this frame.

FINALISTS Jillians Hi-Life Lanes 16.24%, Bartlett Lanes 13.56%, Cordova Bowling Center 12.62%, FunQuest Lanes 7.44%

Favorite Place To Play CardsHorseshoe Casino & Hotel 34.79%Some people go to Tunica for the buff et, others go to play cards. Memphians prefer how the cards are dealt at the building in the middle of Casino Center.

FINALISTS Grand Casino Resort Tunica 18.52%Sams Town Hotel & Casino Tunica 10.99%Gold Strike Casino 8.89%Hollywood Casino 7.68%

Favorite Public Golf CourseTh e Links at Galloway 23.12%Th e Links hit a hole in one, everyone else bogeyed.

FINALISTS Quail Ridge Golf Course 13.44%Tunica National Golf & Tennis 9.14%Stonebridge Golf Club 7.8%, Wedgewood Golfers Club 7.39%

Favorite Private Golf ClubTPC Southwind 23.02%TPC Southwind is the Tiger Woods of Memphis golf courses, maybe someday he will play there.

FINALISTS Windyke Country Club 19.75%Colonial Country Club 14.31%Spring Creek Ranch 12.4%Memphis National Golf Club 9.13%

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FINALISTS Double Eagle Golf 16.52%Golfsmith 16.24%Golf Discount Superstore 13.11%Mulligan Golf Shop 9.69%

Favorite Sporting Goods StoreDicks Sporting Goods 26.32%How about turning Th e Pyramid into a Dicks Sporting Goods?

FINALISTS Th e Sports Authority 20.45%Sportsmans Warehouse 18.66%Outdoors Inc. 13.28%Bass Pro Shop 6.94%

Favorite Sports Apparel StoreTiger Gift Shop 26.6%Mike Bowen sure picked a good year to open up Tiger Gift Shop on Highland. Th e next obvious move is to try to sign Chloe, formerly the Tiger Book Store Girl.

FINALISTS Tiger Book Store 24.26%Breakaway Running 10.47%Wal-Mart 7.51%Grizzlies Den 6.65%

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FINALISTS Tom II, U of M 28.41%Rockey, Memphis Redbirds 13.03%Grizz, Memphis Grizzlies 12.02%

Favorite Spirit Squad Memphis Tigers Dance Team 35.64%If this category ever ends in a tie, we will have a dance off .

FINALISTS Th e Memphis Tigers Blue Crew 15.5%Grizzlies Dance Team 13.22%Memphis Tigers Cheerleader 12.09%Grizzlies Grannies and Grandpas 8.37%


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FINALISTS Joey Dorsey, U of M Basketball 17.17%Kristin Tallent, Fox 13 Sports Anchor 16.13%RC Johnson, U of M Athletic Director 10.89%Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies Basketball Player 9.11%

Favorite FighterPierre Niles, U of M Basketball 32.65%Aft er college, Niles is probably not going to the NBA. His future is more likely to include boxing in Tunicas Fights at the Fitz or teaching classes at Memphis Judo and Jiu-Jitsu.

FINALISTS Rampage Jackson, UFC Fighter 28.26%Steven Combs, MMA Amateur 12.57%Sheldon Wenzel, Mississippi Riverkings 8.5%Anthony Peterson, Pro Boxer 6.87%

Favorite GolferJohn Daly, PGA Tour 26.76%Another two-time winner, John Daly is still a face cut above the rest.

FINALISTS Loren Roberts, Champions Tour 25.68%Bria Sanders, junior golfer 13.65%Shaun Micheel, PGA Tour 12.68%David Gossett, PGA Tour 8.45%

Favorite Baseball PlayerRick Ankiel, Memphis Redbirds/St. Louis Cardinals 29.98%Ankiel and Redbirds fans were part of one of baseballs best stories last summer. Imagine how popular Uggla would be if he played just half a season with the Redbirds.

FINALISTS Albert Pujols, St Louis Cardinals 25.26%Dan Uggla, Florida Marlins 13.05%Matt Cain, San Francisco Giants 8.11%Paul Maholm, Pittburgh Pirates 6.64%

Favorite Soccer PlayerKylie Hayes, U of M 47.34%Congrats to Hayes for getting almost half the votes. Th at just doesnt happen unless you are somehow assosciated with the U of M basketball team.

FINALISTS Adam Montgomery, U of M 11.35%Tim Howard, Everton FC 10.51%Tyler Strom, U of M 8.82%

Favorite Football PlayerDeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers 38.26%Dlo is still the face of football in Memphis. Th e face of Titans football got 9% of the votes aft er a season where he threw only 9 touchdowns.

FINALISTS Eli Manning, New York Giants 22.85%Vince Young, Tennessee Titans 9.67%Steven Gostkowski, New England Patriots 8.82%Duke Calhoun, U of M 7.86%

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Favorite Womens Basketball PlayerJessica Hall, U of M 28.75%Hall beat out her teammates and WNBA players for the victory.

FINALISTS Tamika Whitmore, Connecticut Sun 23.20%LaToya Bullard, U of M 18.79%Ashley Shields, Houston Comets 14%

Favorite Mens Basketball PlayerChris Douglas-Roberts, U of M 35.55%CDR and Dorsey were picked before Rose. Obviously, this isnt the NBA draft .

FINALISTS Joey Dorsey, U of M 19.43%Derrick Rose, U of M 18.51%Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies 9.4%Rudy Gay, Memphis Grizzlies 8.7%

Favorite Female AthleteRachel Larson, U of M Golf 27.82%Racing against women like Hustlin Flow and Rockalottapus in the Memphis Roller Derby proved to be easier for Lil Cinner than competing with golfer Rachel Larson.

FINALISTS Lil Cinner, Roller Derby 26.10%Ashley Shields, Houston Comets 14.71%Jessica Hall, U of M Basketball 14.34%LaToya Bullard, U of M Basketball 9.8%

Favorite CoachJohn Calipari, U of M Basketball 64.93%Th is award is Coach Cals to lose. He will win favorite coach every year he remains in Memphis unless Tommy West wins a BCS bowl, the Titans move to Memphis, or the Grizz win the Larry OBrien trophy.

FINALISTSTommy West, U of M Football 8.87%Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans 6.89%

Favorite Male Athlete Chris Douglas-Roberts U of M Basketball 24.02%CDR dethroned DeAngelo as the citys favorite male athlete.

FINALISTS Joey Dorsey, U of M Basketball 14.81%Derrick Rose, U of M Basketball 13.65%Eli Manning, New York Giants 13.02%DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers 9.21%

Favorite TeamU of M Basketball 60.43%#1 in the country. #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Final Four. 38-2. Obvious winner of favorite team.

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Jerry Th e King Lawler is one of the most famous and beloved celebrities in the history of Memphis. Long before the world started watching him every Monday night on RAW, Memphians paid to see him every Monday night at the Mid-South Coliseum. At 58, the Treadwell High School graduate and WWE Hall of Famer is still a proud resident of Memphis, TN. Since the 70s, the King has been piledriving, throwing fi re, and pulling down his strap in the Bluff City and around the globe.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE FIRST BIG MATCH OF YOUR CAREER?It would have to be the fi rst time I wrestled for the world championship in 1974, against Jack Brisco for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Th e fi rst time I won a world championship was in May of 1978 when I beat Mr Perfect Kurt Hennig for the AWA World Championship. But without a doubt, the biggest match that Ive ever had in my career was in 1983, and it wasnt against a wrestler. It was against a 150 pound comedian, Andy Kaufman.

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HOW DID THE WHOLE ANDY KAUF-MAN THING START? WHY DID HE CHOOSE MEMPHIS?Andy was a huge wrestling fan growing up. He started wresting women at his comedy shows, and eventually wanted to take his act to a more appreciative audience. So, he went to New York and

talked to Vince McMahon Sr. about wrestling women in WWE. With wrestling being so secretive back then, McMahon thought mixing a Hollywood actor with wrestling would make people think all wrestlers were actors. So, he didnt go for it.

Fortunately, wrestling magazine editor Bill Apter overheard the conversation and directed Andy to Memphis. For weeks, Andy insulted the people of Memphis on TV and fought women at the Coliseum. I told him that his next step was to wrestle a man. So, I pitched him a scenario of a way he and I could wind up wrestling each other.

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WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR MATCH AGAINST KAUFMAN? Well, it wasnt much but a few piledriv-ers. But aft er that Andy just lay there on the mat motionless and, like, fi ve minutes went by and he was still there. Well, our fans were programmed not to leave until the wrestlers had left . So, I told Jerry Calhoun, the referee, to go over and tell

Andy that someone would come and help him up. Andy wouldnt move. He told Calhoun to call an ambulance. I tell Cal-houn to tell Andy it will cost 250 bucks to call an ambulance. Calhoun tells him and then comes back and says that Andy would pay for it. So we did, and he went to St. Francis and actually spent three days in traction.WOULD YOU SAY THE KAUFMAN STUFF WAS YOUR FAVORITE MEMPHIS WRESTLING ANGLE EVER? It was without a doubt my favorite because it was the biggest thing to ever happen to wrestling. It made national news. Andy I were on the David Letterman show, it was on SNL. Immediately following that, Vince McMahon Sr. started bringing in celebrities like Cindy Lauper and Mr. T. Our match was so historic that it laid the groundwork for all the celebrity and Hollywood involvement in wrestling. A couple years ago, the thing we did on David Letterman got put in the National Museum of Radio and Television in Washington D.C. as one of the Top 100 Moments in the History of Television.

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HOW MANY TITLES HAVE YOU WON? I have won more titles in my career than any other wrestler in history 126 titles.

HOW MANY TITLES HAS YOUR SOFT-BALL TEAM WON? My team, Lawlers Army, plays every Wednesday night. Last week, we got run-ruled. I dont know what happened. My guys are so tournament oriented. We did so-so in the league last year and then we won the city tournament. Th ats another good thing about being the King, a lot of the best soft ball players in the area want to play for you. Ive got guys that drive down from Somerville and out-of-state to come play on the team.

WHY DO YOU THINK WRESTLING HAS BEEN SO POPULAR IN MEMPHIS COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTRY? I think wrestling became the center of sports attention in Memphis for a period of time. Memphis was a city that didnt have other pro sports franchises. Professional wrestling was looked at by a lot of the citizens of Memphis as our pro sport.

Plus, we had a fabulous time slot on Saturday mornings at 11 oclock, hosted by two of the best wrestling hosts in the history of the business, Lance Russell and Dave Brown. Th e show was just so compelling and it wasnt me, it was the people before me Tojo Yamamoto, Jackie Fargo, Don and Al Green, the Interns, Sputnik Monroe and Billy Wicks. Th ere is a tradition of charismatic wrestlers that have come through Memphis. All the major stars came through Memphis at one time or another. Hulk Hogan started here. I cosigned for his fi rst car. Th e Rock started here on Channel 5 wrestling.

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TELL US ABOUT JIMMY HART. Man, Jimmy went to Treadwell before I did. And he had this band called Th e Gentrys, which was huge the closest thing to the Beatles right here

in Memphis. Th ey knocked Th e Beatles off the charts back in 1965 with a song called Keep on Dancing. Aft er I got into wrestling in 74, a friend, Jim Blake put me together with Jim Dickinson at Ardent Studios to record a song and Jimmy Hart was there. Jimmy and I hung out cause we didnt drink and smoke and all the rest of the guys did. He had the charisma for it and he became my manager. Th e rest is history.

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DO YOU SEE MEMPHIS WRESTLING EVER AGAIN HAVING THE SUCCESS IT HAD BEFORE? It is diffi cult now because society and times have changed so much. And the dominance of the WWE now. Th e main problem is getting the talent level we had before. Th e talent now wants to be seen on a worldwide stage. Th e WWE just got national TV in China and it is already on in India and all over Europe.

WHATS GOING ON WITH MEMPHIS WRESTLING RIGHT NOW? It has been in reruns because Clear Channel sold some stations and our CW30 was one of them. We were asked to go to reruns so they could show a better bottom line. Th ey were probably spending around $6,000 a week on the production of our show, and recouping the cost through sales. In the mean time, WWE decided to leave the CW and we are going to change as well. We are going to MyNetworkTV and back to Saturday mornings at 11 oclock. Th ey dont have a studio, but we are in talks with Southland Park about taping it there.

WHAT ARE YOUR THREE FAVORITE WRESTLING MOVES OF ALL TIME, NOT INCLUDING THE PILEDRIVER? Th e standing dropkick.... the sleeper hold.... and the standing fi st drop.

WHY DO YOU DO THE FIST DROP OFF THE SECOND ROPE AND NOT THE TOP? Because off the top is too hard on my knees. If it was a big match, I would do it off the top rope. In thirty years plus years of doing that move almost every night, the only time Ive ever messed up my knee was in the match at AutoZone Park last year aft er doing my fi st drop off the second

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HOW DO YOU LIKE WRESTLING AT AUTOZONE PARK? It was great last year. One of the last things Rick Ankiel did before he went to St. Louis was manage me and wave a baseball bat around. I think he even jumped off the top rope on someone. Th e next day he got called up to the Cardinals and started hitting all those home runs.

IF YOU COULD PILEDRIVE ANYONE RIGHT NOW WHO WOULD IT BE? George W. Bush.

DID YOU REALLY WANT TO BE MAYOR? When I started it was more or less a publicity stunt, but the more I became involved, the more serious it got... It was to the point where the week before the election I was thinking, holy crap, I could wake up in a week and be the mayor of the 18th largest city in the whole United States. What the heck am I doing here?

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ARE YOU GOING TO RUN AGAIN? Oh, no. No

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WITH JIM CARREY ON THE SET OF MAN ON THE MOON? Andy Kaufman was the nicest guy in the world... so respectful... loved wrestling. Jim Carrey was a big egotistical jerk. He thought he knew what Andy Kaufman was like, but he was way off base. Carrey was doing this method acting, living and channeling the character of Andy Kaufman. He was just being such a jerk to me on the set. I slapped him twice as hard as I slapped Andy.

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WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN THE STORY BROKE THAT JERRY TATES SON WAS PLANNING TO ROB YOUR HOUSE? It was really weird. It wasnt so much that it was a celebritys son, but that it was a Memphis policeman. I found out about it aft er I had just landed in Buff alo, NY. I got a call from the FBI. I thought it was a

joke at fi rst. I called them back and they said they had arrested three Memphis policemen and a former girlfriend of mine who were planning to break into my house that day to get money they thought was in my jukebox.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY KEEP IN YOUR JUKEBOX? CDs. Not the kind you cash in at the bank. Compact discs.

WHEN DOES THE JERRY LAWLER SHOW COME OUT ON DVD? Th ats a good question. Were working on that. We had fi ve good seasons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3usmMSnnw

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COMMER-CIAL THAT YOUVE BEEN IN? Dunns Transmissions. Th e one when I push a guys car and it goes all the way to the Dunns Transmissions. At the end of the commercial, it is me standing there with with Danny Dunn and the driver from the car with hair sticking straight up.

WHAT ABOUT THE FIREWORKS CITY COMMERCIAL? Yea, the Oh no! I hate this part where I always explode on the rocket. Th ats a good one too. OK, its a tie.

WHEN EDDIE GILBERT RAN OVER YOU IN THE TV-5 PARKING LOT WAS THAT THE WORST CAR ACCIDENT YOU HAVE EVER BEEN IN? Well, it was the worst work-related accident. One time, I actually had a car wreck with a 75 year old plumber and was sued by his wife for loss of consortium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqklcni4vPo

WHOS YOUR FAVORITE WEATHERMAN NEVER TO CALL WRESTLING? Well, it certainly wouldnt be that #@%# Al Roker. Th e dream of my life was to be in the Macys Th anksgiving Day Parade. So, a couple years ago, they call me up and the WWE is having a fl oat and they are going to let me be on the fl oat with Vince McMahon, Trish S

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Memphis Sport - July/August 2008