Jerry Lawler Gets Street Named After Him In Memphis
A portion of a street has been named after Jerry Lawler in Memphis.
On Thursday, a ceremony was held for Lawler, who is getting his name on a Memphis street sign. A portion of Homer Street at Given Avenue near Treadwell Elementary will be honorarily renamed for “The King.”
He grew up nearby on Vernon Avenue and walked through the neighborhood to Treadwell High School.
“There were so many memories on this street,” Lawler said, pointing out the nearby baseball and football fields.
Lawler’s son Kevin, Jimmy Hart, legendary Memphis announcer Dave Brown, and local political figures among those in attendance.
“He got some breaks, but he made his own breaks. He grew to become not only good in Memphis, he became the king of Memphis,” Brown said about Lawler. “Then he became the king of wrestling. And that’s where he is right now — the king of wrestling. He was local. He was regional. He was national. He’s international. They had some matches in Saudi Arabia several years ago, and Jerry was one of the wrestlers they specifically requested be a part of that show in Saudi Arabia.”
The Memphis City Council held a meeting on June 9th to approve Lawler getting a street named after him.
Lawler is one of the most famous wrestlers in Memphis history, where he was an in-ring competitor and booker during the territory days.
