71 Years Ago Today

[hillsborovol]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.

 

[JoAllan]

How can this be so?

The paper clearly says Sunday morning. So I take it they played on Saturday……..but today is Friday.

 

[GordonC]

How can this be so?

The paper clearly says Sunday morning. So I take it they played on Saturday……..but today is Friday.

the weird part is they don't play until tomorrow

 

[CAVPUT]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.
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Man, I miss printed papers. Used to look forward to the Sunday KNS so I could cut out the pictures of my favorite Vols so I could put 'em into a scrapbook. Dad used to get frustrated when I'd do my cuttin' before he had the chance to read it. I do miss those simpler times.

 

[WillisWG]

Bama beat MSU, Vanderbilt loses again. This old news!

Edit: I was 8 months old....

 

[Mikevol1964]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.
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Actually I just spent about 10 minutes reading the articles forgot for a sec I was reading a photo. Thanks for posting

 

[hillsborovol]

How can this be so?

The paper clearly says Sunday morning. So I take it they played on Saturday……..but today is Friday.

October 28th, 1951 was on a Saturday.

 

[txbo]

Very cool.

I'd have that framed and put it on display.

 

[sami]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.
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Damn, I was just wondering the other day exactly when Bill Meyer signed that one-year deal

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Bama beat MSU, Vanderbilt loses again. This old news!

Edit: I was 8 months old....

And so naive...

(just kidding )

 

[hillsborovol]

Very cool.

I'd have that framed and put it on display.

I've thought about it. There are a LOT more papers, and much more important games that are covered. This one just happened to be the 28th of October.

 

[JoAllan]

the weird part is they don't play until tomorrow

I’m in some weird time warp or something.

 

[JoAllan]

October 28th, 1951 was on a Saturday.

So somehow we have lost 2 days over 71 years?

 

[ftsandersvol]

I’m in some weird time warp or something.

Just more proof we’re living in a simulation.

 

[HSVol]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.
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Thank you for posting - I love old newspapers! I read the whole thing.

 

[hillsborovol]

October 28th, 1951 was on a Saturday.

I need to correct myself. The 28th was on Sunday.

 

[SanFranVol]

How do both UNC/Wake and Vandy/Ga Tech get priority headlines over the Vols in the Knoxville paper?

 

[BACKDOC]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.
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....................and we thought Heup had a good offense.

 

[J C Higgins]

Man, I miss printed papers. Used to look forward to the Sunday KNS so I could cut out the pictures of my favorite Vols so I could put 'em into a scrapbook. Dad used to get frustrated when I'd do my cuttin' before he had the chance to read it. I do miss those simpler times.

I loved the Dyergrams. Have never seen anything to compare to them.

 

[RavinDave]

I loved the Dyergrams. Have never seen anything to compare to them.

I carried a KNS paper route in Colonial Village in the mid 60s. Hated getting up at 4 AM to deliver on Sunday but loved those Dyergrams after I got done.

 

[number1volfanfrom76]

I carried a KNS paper route in Colonial Village in the mid 60s. Hated getting up at 4 AM to deliver on Sunday but loved those Dyergrams after I got done.

Back in '63, I had the route starting off Chapman Hwy, ending off Redbud Hill. Meanest german shepherd running free I ever saw. Sunday mornings, rest afternoons. Never made enough $ to buy a coke! You must have had the Butterfly Lake route- no hills. Woulda liked that one! Those were the days. Fell in love with a couple of spots though!

 

[RavinDave]

Back in '63, I had the route starting off Chapman Hwy, ending off Redbud Hill. Meanest german shepherd running free I ever saw. Sunday mornings, rest afternoons. Never made enough $ to buy a coke! You must have had the Butterfly Lake route- no hills. Woulda liked that one! Those were the days. Fell in love with a couple of spots though!

Dang this takes me back. We may have had adjacent routes. I had about 65 everyday customers and a few Sunday only. Would pick up in the J&J parking lot and deliver down Acadian, Hamilton, Hanover, up Magazine Rd (past our own house) to Ford Valley, down Stonecrest to the creek etc. Used to fish in Butterfly Lake.

 

[Mccage]

Back in '63, I had the route starting off Chapman Hwy, ending off Redbud Hill. Meanest german shepherd running free I ever saw. Sunday mornings, rest afternoons. Never made enough $ to buy a coke! You must have had the Butterfly Lake route- no hills. Woulda liked that one! Those were the days. Fell in love with a couple of spots though!

I sold the Grit

Back in '63, I had the route starting off Chapman Hwy, ending off Redbud Hill. Meanest german shepherd running free I ever saw. Sunday mornings, rest afternoons. Never made enough $ to buy a coke! You must have had the Butterfly Lake route- no hills. Woulda liked that one! Those were the days. Fell in love with a couple of spots though!

I sold America's greatest newspaper "Grit" I made enough to air up my tires!

 

[Frank Duncan]

Tennessee defeated Tennessee Tech 68 to 0 on October 28, 1951. All American, Hank Lauricella, led the Vols including a 76 yard touchdown run.

My late father saved a lot of old Knoxville News Sentinel papers on the Vols and this is one of many. Papers were a lot larger back then, measuring 33" x 23.5".

Thought you guys might enjoy a pic of this from the great Neyland-led 1951 National Champions.
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Vanderbilt lost.. somethings never change or go out of style!

 

[Frank Duncan]

How do both UNC/Wake and Vandy/Ga Tech get priority headlines over the Vols in the Knoxville paper?

and a "SPARSE CROWD OF 15,000" for the number one team in the nation!!