Fred Smith's influence on the University of Memphis went well beyond his family's record-breaking stadium donation, shaping ...

Ryan Silverfield, Penny Hardaway and other Memphis coaches talked about Fred Smith's impact on Tigers athletics at an event ...

Fred Smith's family tells The Commercial Appeal the FedEx founder was "the most incredible and loving father and grandfather" ...

"It's difficult to put into words the tremendous loss felt by all who knew Frederick W. Smith," FedEx CEO and President Raj ...

FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels and documents more quickly than the postal service. Over the next ...

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.

Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, has passed away at 80, leaving a legacy of innovation and philanthropy in Memphis.

Fred Smith, who pioneered the express delivery industry when he founded FedEx more than 50 years ago, died at the age of 80 ...

Frederick W. Smith, who revolutionized express delivery as the founder and longtime chief executive of FedEx, a company that became so ubiquitous its name gained currency as a verb, died June 21 in ...

FedEx reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter profits, but company officials warned of the impact of economic ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith's family remembered him as "the most incredible and loving father and grandfather" in a statement to The Commercial Appeal.

The founder of AutoZone says Fred Smith shared his FedEx vision with him in Memphis when on leave from the Marines in the 1960s.