Perry Wallace Returns Home to Pearl

The love was palpable when Perry Wallace returned to his old Pearl High School building (now MLK Magnet) on Thursday. Wallace toured the Pearl High archives, met with a journalism class and the boys’ basketball team, and then spoke to a gymnasium packed with the school’s 1,200 students (as well as dozens of Pearl High alumni). Nashville institution Rudy Kalis of WSMV-Ch. 4 was on hand to document Wallace’s return to the school where he was valedictorian of the Class of 1966 and co-captain of that year’s undefeated state champion basketball team. Here’s Rudy’s report.