From academics and facilities to athletics, Fred Smith deeply invested in the future of the University of Memphis.

Fred Smith, FedEx’s billionaire founder and CEO, dies at 80 Overseeing a fleet of planes from his headquarters in Memphis, he transformed package delivery by promising overnight shipments.

It's hard to imagine a Memphis household that wasn't affected in some way, large (employment) or small (the Grizzlies), by FedEx founder Fred Smith.