SweetDaddy
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The 1916 Vols went undefeated. The Vols ended their season on a 5 day tour of Kentucky playing a game each day. That road trip included a 28-17 thrashing of Kentucky and an easy 25-20 win over Louisville. We were widely regarded as the best team in the mid-Appalachian area.
Yeah, I'm "only" 64 (next week), and I agree 100% with your take.
I actually like the ‘67 team better that than the ‘66. I like this years addition better too. And Bain was my fav until this year.I have always thought the 66 team was the best UT team I ever saw play until this year, from the aspect of team basketball. Red Robbins, Ron Widby, Tom Boerwinkle and my favorite Howard Pain Bayne. They would have been a great NCAA team in a 64 team bracket. Their NCAA game was the final season game with probably the greatest UK team EVER who came to Knoxville undefeated and left 26-1. This years team is more talented and much deeper.
When I got my first transistor radio, as a kid in South Knoxville, and started tuning in to the Vols Radio Network and the legendary play-by-play from John Ward, the earliest team I remember was the one that had Ron Widby, Tom Boerwinkle, Tom Hendrix, Bill Justus and Billy Hahn as the starting five. I loved the Ernie & Bernie show too, which coincided with my time on campus. And though I haven't always followed Vols basketball as closely as I do now, I always thought that that earlier team (was it '67/68?) was the best Vols hoop squad in my time as a fan, until this year.I have always thought the 66 team was the best UT team I ever saw play until this year, from the aspect of team basketball. Red Robbins, Ron Widby, Tom Boerwinkle and my favorite Howard Pain Bayne. They would have been a great NCAA team in a 64 team bracket. Their NCAA game was the final season game with probably the greatest UK team EVER who came to Knoxville undefeated and left 26-1. This years team is more talented and much deeper.
When I got my first transistor radio, as a kid in South Knoxville, and started tuning in to the Vols Radio Network and the legendary play-by-play from John Ward, the earliest team I remember was the one that had Ron Widby, Tom Boerwinkle, Tom Hendrix, Bill Justus and Billy Hahn as the starting five. I loved the Ernie & Bernie show too, which coincided with my time on campus. And though I haven't always followed Vols basketball as closely as I do now, I always thought that that earlier team (was it '67/68?) was the best Vols hoop squad in my time as a fan, until this year.
Darden, was like a wizard with the ball....There was no 3 point shot at the time...
Ashcroft, Clark, Jackson.
When I got my first transistor radio, as a kid in South Knoxville, and started tuning in to the Vols Radio Network and the legendary play-by-play from John Ward, the earliest team I remember was the one that had Ron Widby, Tom Boerwinkle, Tom Hendrix, Bill Justus and Billy Hahn as the starting five. I loved the Ernie & Bernie show too, which coincided with my time on campus. And though I haven't always followed Vols basketball as closely as I do now, I always thought that that earlier team (was it '67/68?) was the best Vols hoop squad in my time as a fan, until this year.
I believe Hahn was a starter, at least for a time, unless I am mis-remembering...