Greatest ambassadors for UT

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#26
Reggie White being on any list amuses me. Just go read some historical comments attributed to him, especially around the time his church in Knoxville burned. I have little doubt he was a good man, but I think he may have disqualified himself from this list based on my memory of some of that history. Didn't he turn his back on the Knoxville community completely?
 
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#27
David Keith
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#29
Doug Dickey -- coach and AD
Alan Cockrell --football and baseball
Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings, Semeka Randall -- Pat's All-American "Meeks"
 
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PhoenixAZVol said:
I’m sure people will laugh but I think JG is going to finish as a great VFL. Especially if he finishes with a decent season. He hasn’t won much but is there a better example of perseverance, repeatedly taking punches to the gut yet still standing and competing?
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Yes, I laughed. A bit presumptuous....
 
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SmokyRiverDog said:
Reggie White being on any list amuses me. Just go read some historical comments attributed to him, especially around the time his church in Knoxville burned. I have little doubt he was a good man, but I think he may have disqualified himself from this list based on my memory of some of that history. Didn't he turn his back on the Knoxville community completely?
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When the Knoxville media made a big deal out of the arson investigation, which inhibited local giving to help them rebuild, Green Bay fans were generous in helping with that cause. Once I realized that, I understood how he felt. What good things Reggie did in his life outweighs what "amuses" you, at least in my eyes.
 
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#44
Maybe needs time if he becomes a dominant force in the league, but I would put Derek Barnett in the conversation.
 
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TNnative said:
When the Knoxville media made a big deal out of the arson investigation, which inhibited local giving to help them rebuild, Green Bay fans were generous in helping with that cause. Once I realized that, I understood how he felt. What good things Reggie did in his life outweighs what "amuses" you, at least in my eyes.
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There was a helluva lot more to it than that. It was obvious who was right and wrong in the end too. He was likely duped, but I think he ran down Knoxville in a pretty mean-spirited manner if what was reported being said by him is true. Refused to return, didn't he?
 
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ZZ13 said:
Got it. Guess I read the first paragraph of the OPs opening post wrong, where he used the term "non athletes".
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Yes I’m the OP and DID say it could even be a non athlete, ie, John Ward. With that said the ‘ambassador’ should have made a major contribution to or had a huge impact to UT athletics.
 
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ZZ13 said:
Got it. Guess I read the first paragraph of the OPs opening post wrong, where he used the term "non athletes".
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I don't think non-athletes or non-coaches can be Vol Ambassadors....JMO. I don't care for David Keith either which is more my bias than anything.
 
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