Earliest Vol Memory? Let the good times roll

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Slydell said:
I have vague memories from the early '60's, but never really paid any attention until a friend of mine and high school teammate started at Running Back in 1966. RIP Pick, good times back then.
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I remember watching Richard Pickens run at U.T. when I was there. Great , tough running back. I started in Fall of 67. He went to Young High, didn't he? To be perfectly honest, I didn't know that he had died. Sorry.
 
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We could do no wrong in the first quarter of the '71 Sugar Bowl. That is, until that dog ran on to the field.

"It was over quickly, if not painlessly. Making the shortest work of any Sugar Bowl foe, Tennessee virtually put an end to Air Force’s hopes nine minutes after kickoff.

The Falcons threw up an eight-man line, in an attempt to slow down the Vols’ potent running game. Quarterback Bobby Scott neutralized that strategy and outguessed the blitz threat as the Vols steamed 59 yards on Tennessee’s first possession for a touchdown. Two minutes and 45 seconds were gone in the first period when Don McLeary took a pitchout, cut behind a block by Curt Watson, and scored from the 5.

“We had the momentum going,” said Scott.

They sure did. After recovering an Air Force fumble, George Hunt kicked a 30-yard field goal for Tennessee.

Then the Vols applied the coup de grace to the flyboys. After Air Force punted to the Tennessee 42, Scott, rolling right, zipped a pass to Lester McLain at the 20. McLeary took a handoff, found a hole on the left side, broke a tackle and cut to his left. Another defender slipped off, and McLeary scored his second TD of the afternoon.

Yet another Air Force fumble gave the Vols possession at the Falcon 24. Four plays later, Scott passed to Gary Theiler at the 5 and he stepped the rest of the way into the end zone.

In four possessions, Tennessee scored four times and led 24-0 with 3:12 to go in the first quarter.

This one was all over but the weeping for the Falcons. Air Force finally saw the other side of the 50 in the period’s waning moments with a pass interference call at the Vols’ 45. That was followed by the day’s most exciting moment, though it had nothing to do with football. A dog raced on the field and held up the game for more than ten minutes. “I tried to chase him off,” said Tennessee split end Joe Thompson, “and he almost bit me.”

So much for exciting moments – the time the dog spent running around the field represented the longest first-half span that Tennessee did not score." 1971 Game Recap - Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl
 
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Mid to late 50's vs Kentucky I think. Dad and I were in the North bleachers. Snowed like a son of a gun. Fun for a while, then I wanted to leave. Wasn't invited back for a few years.

!961 vs Miss St. We were sitting low on the west side behind the UT bench. Saw up close the result of the State DE breaking Canale, Glass, and Faircloth's nose. Glass looked the worst as I remember it.
 
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1990 Pigskin Classic vs. Colorado. They were highly ranked and we wound up making a 4th quarter comeback to tie them behind Andy Kelly. They won the AP national title that year. I was 9 and have been hooked pretty much ever since.
 
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1962, I got a crystal rocket radio for my birthday. I could put the alligator clip on the window frame up high and the game would fade in and out. George Mooney was the announcer. The first game I listened to was Auburn and we lost 22 to 21. We finished 4 and 6. One of the teams we beat was Tulane, who was in the SEC at the time.
I was 7 and on a clear night I could listen to most of the game....
Been addicted to Tn football ever since...
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
Do you remember Chuck Webb's massive performance (roughly 250 yards) vs. Arkansas in the 1990 Cotton Bowl?
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If he had not gotten injured, Webb possibly could have been the greatest player ever to wear Tennessee orange. He was elite and would have had an outstanding NFL career
 
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VolZen said:
1990 Pigskin Classic vs. Colorado. They were highly ranked and we wound up making a 4th quarter comeback to tie them behind Andy Kelly. They won the AP national title that year. I was 9 and have been hooked pretty much ever since.
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Do you remember how they won the national title that year? They were given 5 downs when the officials got confused at the end of a mid season game, and they beat Missouri on their 5th down, which was the final play of the game. I think they won something like 33-31 ??? I remember a post game wrap up showing all 5 downs after the game , and they scored in the end zone to the left on the tv. Everybody lost track of the downs while they were hurrying up before time expired.
 
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My first game i remember well was 69 gator bowl vs Fla right before dickey bailed. i had been to a couple games before that but dont remember much. My dad used to wear an orange suit to the games with an orange cowboy hat with a big T on front. Does anybody else remember those hats everyone wore them . I had a kid sized one
 
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Not really a visual memory but audible memory. Around the late 80's or early 90's and hearing John Ward on the radio in the fall and winter. I was probably 8 or 9 at the time. I'd heard his voice many times before I ever saw them play on TV
 
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It was the mid 60's and my uncle took me and my cousin to a game. I was 6 years old and got lost in the crowd. I had to find a police officer to help me find my cousin and uncle.

But I still remember the orange and the yell of the crowd.
 
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As a kid, my friend and I stood outside Neyland and begged tickets from anyone that had extra tickets not being used....This guy gave us two and we went in.....WOW....Never been the same since...
 
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1972 Grad said:
I remember watching Richard Pickens run at U.T. when I was there. Great , tough running back. I started in Fall of 67. He went to Young High, didn't he? To be perfectly honest, I didn't know that he had died. Sorry.
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Yes, graduated YHS. Pick died a little over 3 years ago.
 
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Ace said:
If he had not gotten injured, Webb possibly could have been the greatest player ever to wear Tennessee orange. He was elite and would have had an outstanding NFL career
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I was at Pacific game sitting in section q when he got injured. Funny thing is he walked off field and even into locker room and people never realized he would never run for Vols again
 
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Remember watching the Bill Battle show on Sunday evenings with my brothers. I love that memory! The only few times my mother allowed us to eat supper not in the kitchen. Other interest took center stage for a while but I soon returned to the Vols while working in radio and the Conredge Holloway song was released. That station began carrying the Vol broadcast and soon I was full bore again. Having family that coached in the SEC rekindled my interest as well. But certainly my fondest memory would be watching Holloway to Sievers. Magical. And of course the All American linebackers over the years...and Reggie White, and Peyton Manning...it’s like picking your favorite child... impossible... wait can’t leave out John Ward...etc etc...
 
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I started following the Vols in 1953, but my first vivid memory is listening to George Mooney calling the 1956 Tn-Georgia Tech game. Vols won 7-0 with Tommy Bronson taking a handoff from majors for a short TD plunge.
 
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Earliest memory was watching us beat Testaverde and the Canes in the '86 Sugar Bowl. First game I attended was the '90 beat down we game UF.
 
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BTS said:
My first game i remember well was 69 gator bowl vs Fla right before dickey bailed. i had been to a couple games before that but dont remember much. My dad used to wear an orange suit to the games with an orange cowboy hat with a big T on front. Does anybody else remember those hats everyone wore them . I had a kid sized one
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My dad had one of those cowboy hats
 
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preacherman4vols said:
I was at Pacific game sitting in section q when he got injured. Funny thing is he walked off field and even into locker room and people never realized he would never run for Vols again
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Saw him by himself on crutches in front of Stokely/Gibbs after the game.
 
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