Memphis, Tennessee

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Other museums in the area include:. Guards. Along with the legendary Stax Sound, the museum also spotlights the music of Muscle Shoals, Motown, Hi and Atlantic. Tackles. The museum is home to a broad collection of artifacts, photographs, exhibits, commentary, and music. Tight ends. Also, there is the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Wide Receivers.

The Children's Museum of Memphis features many interactive exhibits, including a simulated grocery store, a wood skyscraper maze, and full-scale models of a fire truck and an airplane fuselage. Fullbacks. A smaller art museum, the Dixion Gallery and Gardens focuses on impressionism and has several works by Monet, Degas and Renoir. Runningbacks. The Brooks Museum of Art in Overton Park, founded in 1916, serves as the region's major art museum. Quarterbacks. was assassinated. The revelation led to Reynolds being fired from his position, and sparked harsh condemnation of the club from the local media, who instantly dubbed the scandal "Videogate." Ironically, the story broke on the same day that the identity of "Deep Throat" from the Watergate scandal was made public (the 49ers story receiving priority over it in the San Francisco Chronicle) — and even more ironically, an anonymous source (widely thought to be recently-fired 49ers general manager Terry Donahue) "leaked" the story by sending a copy of the video to the media.

Memphis is home to the National Civil Rights Museum, located in the former Lorraine Motel, where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The video contained unflattering stereotypical characterizations of numerous ethnic and other groups, including Chinese-Americans, lesbians, strippers and homeless persons — and worse yet, was meant to be used for "sensitivity training" purposes. A month long festival, Memphis in May, is held each year to host the city's largest events like the Beale Street Music Festival, the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Sunset Symphony. On May 31, 2005, it became public knowledge that a controversial video production, intended to be viewed by the players only, had been made the previous August under the supervision of the team's public relations director, Kirk Reynolds, who also appeared prominently in it. There are several art galleries in Memphis, including, most prominently, the Dixon Gallery. Expectations are hopeful that the new coach and quarterback tandem will bring renewed success to a faltering franchise. Opera Memphis, the region's opera company, performs at the Clark Opera Memphis Center in East Memphis. It was a pick predicted by many, though some had the 49ers selecting local product Aaron Rodgers of the University of California, Berkeley.

Ballet Memphis, which is the region's only major ballet company, performs at The Orpheum Theatre. In his inaugural draft as head coach, Mike Nolan selected with the first pick of the draft quarterback Alex Smith of the University of Utah. The Memphis area is home to many of West Tennessee's larger arts and culutral organizations, such as the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, which performs at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Memphis. He is the son of former 49ers coach Dick Nolan, who led the team to three consecutive playoff appearances in the early 1970's. Carnival salutes various aspects of Memphis and its industries, and is reigned over by the current year's secretly selected King & Queen of Carnival. After an extensive coaching search, the 49ers announced the hiring of Mike Nolan, former defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens as their head coach to lead the team into the 2005 season. Carnival Memphis (formerly known as the Memphis Cotton Carnival), is a series of parties and festivities staged every year by the Carnival Memphis Association and its member krewes (similar to that of Mardi Gras) during the early summer. The 49ers would finish that season with a record of 2-14, their second consecutive losing season (and finishing last in the NFC West for the first time since 1979, ending what had been the NFL's longest active streak for not finishing in last place in a division), with the worst record in the NFL for the season, which secured them the first crack at the first round pick in the spring NFL draft, and also resulted in the firing of head coach Erickson and GM Terry Donahue.

Jude Classic, a PGA Tour golf tournament. Larry Ellison and former quarterback Steve Young have been the names most commonly rumored as potential buyers. Also part of Memphis in May is the FedEx St. During the 2004 season, rumors that the Yorks might sell the team began spreading. Each year, the city honors a foreign country, and each weekend hosts a special event, including the World Championship Barbeque Cooking Contest and the Beale Street Music Festival. The 49ers had several chances to score in the fourth quarter, but an interception and a fumble recovery sealed their fate in this game. The Mid-South Fair comes to the city every fall, and every May there is the Memphis in May. The last shutout had been 27 years ago in 1977 — they were defeated 7-0 by Atlanta at what was then known as Candlestick Park.

There is Libertyland Amusement Park and the adjacent Liberty Bowl and Memphis Children's Museum, Mud Island, Detour Memphis - an art and performing space, Lichterman Nature Center, the Pink Palace Museum, The Pyramid, The Memphis Zoo, the Memphis Queen riverboat. On September 26, 2004, the Niners were shut out 34-0 by the Seattle Seahawks, their first such loss in 420 regular season and 36 playoff games, a league record. King used to play his guitar, and occasionally still appears at a club bearing his name and partly owned by him. Although they finished the 2003 season with a losing record of 7-9, Erickson was retained as coach for the 2004 season. Blues fans can head down to Beale Street, where a young B.B. The period since the 2001 season has been disastrous for San Francisco, hampered by injuries and poor defense. Other famous musicians who got their start at Sun include Johnny Cash, Rufus Thomas, Charlie Rich, Howlin' Wolf, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Following the season, Steve Mariucci, the coach, was fired and replaced by Dennis Erickson.

Rock and roll is located in the city also. This would be, to date, the last post-season appearance for the 49ers. Sun studios was where Elvis first recorded "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin". They lost their subsequent game to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tourists come from all over the world to see Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. In 2002 they produced the second greatest comeback in NFL playoff history by coming back from a 24 point deficit (38-14) and winning 39-38 against the New York Giants behind amazing games by then 49ers Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens. Out of the total population, 30.1% of those under the age of 18 and 15.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. As a part of the fallout, he transferred controlling interest in the team to his sister and brother-in-law, Denise and John York.

20.6% of the population and 17.2% of families are below the poverty line. DeBartolo later pleaded guilty to a failure to report a felony charge. The per capita income for the city is $17,838. In the late 1990s Eddie DeBartolo was involved in a corruption investigation regarding Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards and one of his Mississippi riverboat casinos. Males have a median income of $31,236 versus $25,183 for females. That has led to some of their stars finishing up their careers with other teams. The median income for a household in the city is $32,285, and the median income for a family is $37,767. There are many others as the team has had a policy of releasing star players a year too early rather than a year too late.

For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.9 males. Some other famous 49ers include Steve Young, Ronnie Lott, Dwight Clark, Jerry Rice, Roger Craig, Fred Dean, Eric Wright, Dwight Hicks, Deion Sanders, and Ricky Watters. For every 100 females there are 89.8 males. Later they became dominant in all aspects of the game. The median age is 32 years. The former coach of Stanford University made excellent draft picks, picked up key free agents or players released by other teams and is known as the creator of the 'West Coast offense'. During their first Super Bowl run the team was known for its short passing game and the play making ability of young quarterback Joe Montana. In the city the population is spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The team was led in its turnaround from late 1970s doormat by new owner Eddie DeBartolo and head coach Bill Walsh.

The average household size is 2.52 and the average family size is 3.18. During that decade, the team neglected to make the playoffs only twice — in 1980, and again in the strike-shortened 1982 season which saw them go 0-5 at home and 3-1 on the road — the only time in NFL history that a team went winless at home while winning more than half its away games in the same season. 30.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 8.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. They won XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX. There are 250,721 households out of which 31.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.1% are married couples living together, 23.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% are non-families. The 49ers won five Super Bowls, four in the 1980s, and are considered The Team of the Eighties (the team had never won an NFL or Super Bowl championship prior, and had never even won a division title until 1970). 2.97% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. It is the only name the team has been affiliated with and San Francisco is the only city in which it has resided.

The racial makeup of the city is 34.41% White, 61.41% African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.46% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. The team earned its name from the surge of goldminers to the San Francisco area during 1849, thus the nickname the San Francisco 49ers. There are 271,552 housing units at an average density of 375.4/km² (972.2/mi²). The San Francisco 49ers have the distinction of being the first major-league professional sports franchise on the West Coast. The 49ers entered professional football in 1946 and matured, nationally and locally, when the club was granted a National League franchise in 1950. The population density is 898.6/km² (2,327.4/mi²). The team's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California. As of the census² of 2000, there are 650,100 people, 250,721 households, and 158,455 families residing in the city. They tie the Dallas Cowboys with the record for most Super Bowl victories (5).

Slightly over 80% of office space in the city is occupied. The San Francisco 49ers are a National Football League team that plays in San Francisco, California. Memphis as a whole contains about twenty million square feet (2,000,000 m²) of office space, with the downtown area containing only around four million square feet (400,000 m²). Ricky Watters. Memphis' Division of Light, Gas and Water ("MLGW") is one of the largest municipal utitilites in the United States. Richard Dent. Because of its status as the primary hub for FedEx, Memphis International Airport is currently the world's busiest cargo airport in terms of tonnage. Garrison Hearst.

It is also the headquarters of FedEx shipping. Tim Harris. Memphis is a center of manufacture of textiles, heating equipment, pianos, and automobile and truck parts. Deion Sanders. Public transportation in the Memphis area is provided by the Memphis Area Transit Authority (http://www.matatransit.com), which provides the area with buses and a downtown trolley system that is also in the process of expanding into a regional system. Steve Mariucci. The future interstates of I-22 and I-69 are also planned to converge into the Memphis area. Ken Norton Jr.

The interstates of I-40 and I-55 (along with rail lines) cross the Mississippi at Memphis into the state of Arkansas. Jeff Fuller. Interstate highways I-40, its spur highway I-240 and I-55 are the main freeways in the Memphis area. John Taylor. The Memphis metopolitan area encompasses the counties of Fayette, Tipton, and Shelby in Tennessee, DeSoto, Marshall, Tate, Tunica in Mississippi, and Crittenden in Arkansas. Derrick Deese. Census. Terrell Owens.

The Memphis metropolitan area has a populuation of 1,195,977, according to the 2000 U.S. Jeff Garcia. Memphis is the primary city of a metropolitan region including parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. Tom Rathman. Major Memphis parks include Tom Lee Park, Audubon Park, Overton Park and the Memphis Botanic Garden. Brent Jones. The total area is 5.24% water. Harris Barton.

723.4 km² (279.3 mi²) of it is land and 40.0 km² (15.4 mi²) of it is water. Matt Millen. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 763.4 km² (294.8 mi²). Eric Wright. Memphis is located at 35°7'3" North, 89°58'16" West (35.117365, -89.971068)¹. Jesse Sapolu. See also: List of mayors of Memphis. Charles Haley.

There has been in recent years the idea thrown around of the potential of the merger of county government of Shelby County and City of Memphis into a metropolitan government similar to that in Nashville. Roger Craig. Herenton served for 12 years as the superintendent of Memphis City Schools. Michael Carter. Prior to his election, Dr. Ray Wersching. He was elected for the first time in 1991, when he became Memphis' first black mayor. Jack Reynolds.

Herenton is currently serving his fourth consecutive term as Mayor. Fred Dean. Dr. Randy Cross. Herenton. Gene Washington. W. Len Rohde.

W. Kermit Alexander. The current mayor of Memphis is Dr. Ken Willard. This plan provides for nine districts, seven with one representative each and two districts with three representatives each. John Thomas. In 1995, the council adopted a new district plan which changed council positions to all districts. Bernie Casey.

The new city charter provided for the election of a mayor and thirteen council members, six elected at large from throughout the city and seven elected from geographic districts. Dave Parks. Since 1966, Memphis has been governed by the "weak mayor" form of mayor-council government. Owens. "Boss" Crump. C. H. R.

From the 1910s to the 1950s, Memphis was a hotbed of machine politics under the direction of E. Abe Woodson. In 1897, Memphis' pyramid-shaped pavilion was a conspicuous part of the Tennessee Centennial exposition. Frankie Albert. A yellow fever epidemic in 1870 greatly reduced the population for many years thereafter. Jerry Rice. At the conclusion of the Battle of Memphis on June 6, 1862 during the American Civil War, Union forces captured Memphis from Confederate control. 87 - Dwight Clark.

The city was founded in 1819 and incorporated as a city in 1826. Clair. The French built Fort Prudhomme in the vicinity. 79 - Bob St. The Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto, is believed to have visited what is now the Memphis area. 73 - Leo Nomellini. Memphis was settled by the Chickasaw tribe. 70 - Charlie Krueger.

. 42 - Ronnie Lott. Memphis is on the Lower Chickasaw Bluff above the Mississippi River, at the mouth of the Wolf River. 39 - Hugh McElhenny. King. 37 - Jimmy Johnson. B. 34 - Joe Perry.

Memphis was home to Elvis Presley and is home to B. 23 - Reyman Cua. The city is particularly known for blues music and barbecue. 16 - Joe Montana. (This makes Memphis the largest city but second largest metropolitan area in Tennessee, surpassed by Metropolitan Nashville). 12 - John Brodie. The greater Memphis metropolitan area had a population of 1,195,977. Andy Lee.

As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 650,100 within the city limits, making it the largest city in the state of Tennessee, United States. Kirk Yliniemi. Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, of which it is the county seat. Cole Farden. 35°7'3" N
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650,100. Keith Lewis.
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William Eggleston (Author). Arnold Parker. Shelby Foote (Author). Shawntae Spencer. Richard Halliburton (explorer and author). Mike Rumph. Ric Flair (professional wrestling) was born in Memphis, but was adopted in infancy by a couple in the Twin Cities and grew up there. Rayshun Reed.

Jerry Lawler (professional wrestling)