Thanks for posting. When Bobby Majors played, I was really young and just starting to follow the Vols - the PSU game was my first. But I remember my dad talking about (tricky) Dickey and Bill Majors whose accident happened less than a mile from our house. Lots of great players and games in the 70s but the program was slowly heading down under Battle.
and one of the first things the coaches had them do was run a warmup 1/4 mile around the track. So, Gary starts off sprinting (this story was related to me by a friend who was there) well about halfway through the run Gary's leading the entire team - by a lot. One or more coaches take exception to a walk-on freshman leading the pack even if it is a warmup run so they start yelling at the veterans to pick up the pace. Gary's determined to win and is giving it all he has but here comes Bobby Majors from several yards back and overtakes Gary to win the race (or if you're a scholarship player – the warmup 
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I came up playing high school football during this era. Played with Carl Witherspoon mentioned in the article at Karns. Carl's younger brother Ed we called "Spud" also played with us and played college football at MTSU if I recall correctly. Many will recall Bobby Majors' running gait. He was moving much faster than he looked and many of his kick and punt returns came as a result of opposing players taking a poor cut off angle to the ball. Even watching from the stands or on TV it often looked for sure he wouldn't make the corner, but he would just glide right on by. Another Karns alum walked on for the Vols in our Freshman year at UT in the fall of 1969 (Gary you know who you are
There were a number of really good players from Tennessee and greater Knoxville that played for the Vols in the early 70’s. Tim Townes from Bearden, Jackie Walker from Fulton, were two we played against in HS. I’m sure there were others I’m forgetting. It has been 50 + years ago. lol
When I was 14 and it was just my Dad and me (1968-69ish), he took me a basketball game at FCHS when Bobby was playing. I'd never seen these big guys play before and Bobby was running the length of the court and, to a kid, it sounded like a herd of bulls from goal to goal. Pretty intense for this kid.
Yes, that Penn State game in 1971 was a great one. What an atmosphere. Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell starting for PSU. John Huffnagel at QB. 31-11 Tennessee in a blow out. I remember the rolls of toilet paper streaming down from the upper decks when we scored.
And Rocky Goode from Bearden too. I worked a summer job with him in 71. He went on to be a higher up in the SEC officials. Saw him several times on TV.I came up playing high school football during this era. Played with Carl Witherspoon mentioned in the article at Karns. Carl's younger brother Ed we called "Spud" also played with us and played college football at MTSU if I recall correctly. Many will recall Bobby Majors' running gait. He was moving much faster than he looked and many of his kick and punt returns came as a result of opposing players taking a poor cut off angle to the ball. Even watching from the stands or on TV it often looked for sure he wouldn't make the corner, but he would just glide right on by. Another Karns alum walked on for the Vols in our Freshman year at UT in the fall of 1969 (Gary you know who you are
There were a number of really good players from Tennessee and greater Knoxville that played for the Vols in the early 70’s. Tim Townes from Bearden, Jackie Walker from Fulton, were two we played against in HS. I’m sure there were others I’m forgetting. It has been 50 + years ago. lol
