This eight-year-old just made history as the tournament’s first-ever Purple Eagle honoree living with sickle cell disease—a ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, who died June 21, was a staunch supporter of and a longtime champion for University of Memphis athletics.

Bailey Jackson, 8, was named as the Purple Eagle ceremony honoree for this year's FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind will feature a special tribute as a FedEx airplane is dedicated to an 8-year-old St. Jude patient during the 13th Annual Purple ...

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The U.S. Military will present a flyover honoring Smith at a future date when Smith’s remains are laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. “The tournament will stop for one minute and we’ll have a ...

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In addition, golfers, caddies, volunteers and tournament officials will don lapel pins that feature Smith’s initials and the tail of a FedEx plane. Fred Smith’s impact on FedEx St. Jude ...