Who is UT's biggest Boosters?

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I know Haslam, but after that I don't have much knowledge of who these boosters are.

Anyone else know any of them? I really hate just hearing the general term booster and not having a name or face to go with it. I don't quite care for the people that donate the 5k to get season tickets, I'm talkin the big money men.
 
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Only some of the major boosters actually help out athletics. There are tons of big money boosters that only support academics.

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John "Thunder" Thornton
I believe he once paid a very hefty sum to run through the T on gameday.
 
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Alan jones, the guy who owns check into cash, is a pretty big booster. His last name is on a building on campus and he was pretty tight with fulmer. Dude pretty much owns most of the land in Cleveland tn (jones property management). A few years ago i worked at his huge $100 million mansion he had built in Cleveland. Rumor then between all the superintendents on the job was that somewhere on his big expansive property he had built a pretty decent scrimmage field and a few times every summer it players would come down and do 7v7 drills. I never quite believed that but it honestly wouldnt surprise me.
 
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chattavfl86 said:
Alan jones, the guy who owns check into cash, is a pretty big booster. His last name is on a building on campus and he was pretty tight with fulmer. Dude pretty much owns most of the land in Cleveland tn (jones property management). A few years ago i worked at his huge $100 million mansion he had built in Cleveland. Rumor then between all the superintendents on the job was that somewhere on his big expansive property he had built a pretty decent scrimmage field and a few times every summer it players would come down and do 7v7 drills. I never quite believed that but it honestly wouldnt surprise me.
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the aquatic center is named for him
 
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chattavfl86 said:
Alan jones, the guy who owns check into cash, is a pretty big booster. His last name is on a building on campus and he was pretty tight with fulmer. Dude pretty much owns most of the land in Cleveland tn (jones property management). A few years ago i worked at his huge $100 million mansion he had built in Cleveland. Rumor then between all the superintendents on the job was that somewhere on his big expansive property he had built a pretty decent scrimmage field and a few times every summer it players would come down and do 7v7 drills. I never quite believed that but it honestly wouldnt surprise me.
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since that time. He renegged on a pledge to UT and they threatened to take his name off the building - it got paid somehow. His wife paid her pledge and her name is on a building. According to Doug Matthews this morning on his show - Haslam is the only booster that Hart would consult.

GO VOLS!!
 
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chattavfl86 said:
Alan jones, the guy who owns check into cash, is a pretty big booster. His last name is on a building on campus and he was pretty tight with fulmer. Dude pretty much owns most of the land in Cleveland tn (jones property management). A few years ago i worked at his huge $100 million mansion he had built in Cleveland. Rumor then between all the superintendents on the job was that somewhere on his big expansive property he had built a pretty decent scrimmage field and a few times every summer it players would come down and do 7v7 drills. I never quite believed that but it honestly wouldnt surprise me.
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true
 
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The University of Tennessee :: Anonymous Donors Pledge $50 Million

Five Largest Gifts from Named Donors

  • James & Natalie Leach Haslam, $32.5 million, Feb. 2006
  • John & Alice Lupton, $25 million, Aug. 2001
  • Richard & Gail Siegal, $22.4 million, Dec. 2003
  • Dr. Min-Hwan Kao. $17.5 million, Oct. 2005
  • Clarence & Marian Brown Estate, $11.5 million, April 1994
 
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the Hand family (Knoxville/Clarksville)

not sure how much money they pitch in but I hear it's quite a bit. The family is in both towns and control most of the Bud distributorship in the state and also have a stake in the Memphis Grizz. I never posted "insider" info here but any info I get comes from a family member of mine who holds a high position in their beer biz. I do know that one of the Hand boys talk with Hart frequently.
 
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huskyvol said:
John "Thunder" Thornton
I believe he once paid a very hefty sum to run through the T on gameday.
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vol_in_ar said:
That was Allan Jones
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John "Thunder" Thornton

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School ties: University of Tennessee (Tennessee Wesleyan, Class of '75)
Wealth: N/A
How made money: Residential development. Started out selling knockoff rugs, eventually selling to Mohawk Industries in 1993 for $34 million.
How much donated: N/A
School song/cheer: "Rocky Top"
Braggin' Rights: Sits on the University of Tennessee board of trustees, which oversee the state's major colleges. ... Longtime football coach Phillip Fulmer counts him among his best friends. Thornton is also tight with Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt. ... Behind-the-scenes player in Fulmer's bid to uncover dirt on Alabama football program.
The Buzz: After selling his rug company, "Thunder" gave $1 million to Tennessee for the chance to run with the football team through the "Power T" formed by the marching band during a game at Neyland Stadium. Money went toward an athletic student life center -- the Thornton Center. ... His Chattanooga home, a log-style Wyoming lodge design, is so massive it's called "Thunderdome."


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University of Tennessee president Joe Johnson and Chattanooga businessman John Thornton run through the "T" on Sept. 30, 1995, before UT's homecoming game against Oklahoma State. Thornton donated $1 million to the university and asked if he could run through the "T" in return.

Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
 
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Brenda Lawson Cleveland Tn. How much she has donated not sure but she has a large sky box had it several years and a member of the vol navy
 
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