Veteran Fred Smith, who founded FedEx in 1973 with just 389 team members and grew it into a global shipping giant with 500,000 employees, has died.

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

Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80.

T he last time I saw Fred Smith was just a few weeks ago, at a meeting in Nashville. We were taking a quick break from an ...

Smith built a global delivery giant with more than half a million employees, hundreds of jets crisscrossing the planet and ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith was a complex character with numerous interests. Here's a look at some perhaps under-reported ...

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

FedEx founder Fred Smith died June 21 at the age of 80. He was remembered for transforming Memphis and shaping the city's identity.

Lee Fred Smith, who founded, FedEx, died at 80 last week. Yeah. you look back at these guys and you ask yourself, who built ...

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

For all of FedEx founder Fred Smith's renown as a businessman, his impact on sports in Memphis is equally immeasurable. Smith died on June 21.

Doug and Lee reflect on Fred Smith’s entrepreneurial grit and enduring impact, crediting him with inventing and scaling a ...