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Reggie White, #92 - heard they're going to retire his number - he truly deserves that honor if anyone does! Anyone else heard this?
 
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xfactorutk said:
Who is "they?" UT already has retired his number.
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So have the Pack and the Eagles.....................

He is my favorite Vol and Eagle of all time. Growing up in a Bammer household, it took him to bring me to the Big Orange. Same with the Eagles
 
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I'm sure even the Vatican has retired the Minister's number by now.
 
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SmokinBob said:
Reggie White, #92 - heard they're going to retire his number - he truly deserves that honor if anyone does! Anyone else heard this?
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That is the one who got number retiring started. Several years late there, Bob.
 
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BearCat204 said:
So have the Pack and the Eagles.....................

He is my favorite Vol and Eagle of all time. Growing up in a Bammer household, it took him to bring me to the Big Orange. Same with the Eagles
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Reggie White always carried my defense in Tecmo Super Bowl when Randal Cunningham inevitably fumbled at the 1 yard line.
 
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Hypothetical, so don't shoot the hypotheticaler. If Reggie White went USFL and has a career ending injury in training camp, read no professional career. Does he get his name in the ring of honor and have his number retired at UT?

He was without any doubt, one of the great Vols. But, for example, John Henderson was as dominant and actually won the Outland Trophy, which Reggie did not. Don't anticipate #98 being retired anytime soon.

I guess, the true hypothetical is ... do the professional accolades back-translate into college accolades? Or is the highest collegiate honor (# retirement) based on actual collegiate accomplishments?
 
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alexbond45 said:
Reggie White always carried my defense in Tecmo Super Bowl when Randal Cunningham inevitably fumbled at the 1 yard line.
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I never had that much trouble with him fumbling. He'd just get so banged up that he was slower than testaverde. Reggie Cobb would always fumble on me after running over five defenders.
 
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livefaith said:
Hypothetical, so don't shoot the hypotheticaler. If Reggie White went USFL and has a career ending injury in training camp, read no professional career. Does he get his name in the ring of honor and have his number retired at UT?

He was without any doubt, one of the great Vols. But, for example, John Henderson was as dominant and actually won the Outland Trophy, which Reggie did not. Don't anticipate #98 being retired anytime soon.

I guess, the true hypothetical is ... do the professional accolades back-translate into college accolades? Or is the highest collegiate honor (# retirement) based on actual collegiate accomplishments?
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Your hypothetical thinking is borderline blasphemy
 
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livefaith said:
Hypothetical, so don't shoot the hypotheticaler. If Reggie White went USFL and has a career ending injury in training camp, read no professional career. Does he get his name in the ring of honor and have his number retired at UT?

He was without any doubt, one of the great Vols. But, for example, John Henderson was as dominant and actually won the Outland Trophy, which Reggie did not. Don't anticipate #98 being retired anytime soon.

I guess, the true hypothetical is ... do the professional accolades back-translate into college accolades? Or is the highest collegiate honor (# retirement) based on actual collegiate accomplishments?
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Do wut??😑😕
 
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livefaith said:
Hypothetical, so don't shoot the hypotheticaler. If Reggie White went USFL and has a career ending injury in training camp, read no professional career. Does he get his name in the ring of honor and have his number retired at UT?

He was without any doubt, one of the great Vols. But, for example, John Henderson was as dominant and actually won the Outland Trophy, which Reggie did not. Don't anticipate #98 being retired anytime soon.

I guess, the true hypothetical is ... do the professional accolades back-translate into college accolades? Or is the highest collegiate honor (# retirement) based on actual collegiate accomplishments?
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That hypothetical scenario is most distasteful but intriguing nonetheless. Reggie only showed flashes of his eventual brilliance until about halfway through his junior season. Then he was clearly a man among boys throughout his senior year, earning All-American honors. We have had scores of All-Americans, however, who did not have their jerseys retired. Without his extraordinary, Hall-of-Fame caliber NFL career, I don’t think that 1 ½ seasons of superior play on the collegiate level would have merited retirement of his jersey number.

Think of Bob Suffridge, the only three-time All-American in Tennessee football history. He “was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961. He was also honored as a member of the all-time Southeastern Conference team in 1982 and was chosen by the Football Writers Association for the all-time All America team” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Suffridge). Was his number retired at Tennessee? No. Only Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Doug Atkins and the four players who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II (Bill Nowling, Rudy Klarer, Willis Tucker and Clyde Fuson) have been so honored.
 
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Volosaurus rex said:
That hypothetical scenario is most distasteful but intriguing nonetheless. Reggie only showed flashes of his eventual brilliance until about halfway through his junior season. Then he was clearly a man among boys throughout his senior year, earning All-American honors. We have had scores of All-Americans, however, who did not have their jerseys retired. Without his extraordinary, Hall-of-Fame caliber NFL career, I don’t think that 1 ½ seasons of superior play on the collegiate level would have merited retirement of his jersey number.

Think of Bob Suffridge, the only three-time All-American in Tennessee football history. He “was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961. He was also honored as a member of the all-time Southeastern Conference team in 1982 and was chosen by the Football Writers Association for the all-time All America team” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Suffridge). Was his number retired at Tennessee? No. Only Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Doug Atkins and the four players who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II (Bill Nowling, Rudy Klarer, Willis Tucker and Clyde Fuson) have been so honored.
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Interesting. Thank you.
 
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utvolpj said:
The answer to your question is no. There is a set criteria

University of Tennessee Official Athletic Site - University of Tennessee
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Wow. Thanks PJ.

Shocked that this is actually documented by the Uni. Here is the numbered list for anyone interested ...

1. The Committee shall consist of the Director of Men’s Athletics, the President of The
University of Tennessee, the Chairman of the Athletics Committee of the Board of
Trustees, and the President of the UT Letterman’s Association (T-Club).
2. Candidates may be nominated and brought before the Committee. The Committee shall
meet to determine qualifications of candidates and determine whether or not to formally
recommend the candidate for approval by the Athletics Board. Such recommendation
may only be by unanimous Committee vote.
3. Candidates must be recognized as good citizens who have brought distinction to the
University and themselves through their accomplishments on and off the football field,
both in the days on the Hill and in their post-UT careers.
4. A minimum of five years must pass between the conclusion of a candidate’s UT football
career and consideration for this honor.
5. Candidates must not have achieved greater fame or identity from another institution or
University.
6. A candidate must have achieved THREE of the following five collegiate honors:
a. Induction into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.
b. Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year.
c. Consensus All-America.
d. Heisman Trophy winner.
e. Have won one of the following general athletic/academic or non-position specific
awards: Sullivan Award, SEC Athlete of the Year (all sports) or Draddy Award.
7. Recognizing the tremendous collective impact of Tennessee Volunteers in professional
football, candidates must have also achieved THREE of the following four professional
distinctions:
a. Induction into the NFL Hall of Fame.
b. NFL offensive or defensive MVP.
c. Achieved Pro Bowl status in 5 seasons.
d. Holder of a major career or season statistical record (yards, sacks, tackles,
touchdowns scored or thrown).
8. Candidates who have been enshrined in both the College Football Hall of Fame and the
NFL Hall of Fame will receive strong consideration for number retirement.
9. Candidates must meet or exceed these defined criteria to be considered for
recommendation and approval for number retirement.
10. For modification of these criteria for number retirement, the suggested modification must
be unanimously approved by the committee and forwarded to the Athletics Board at its
Fall meeting. Unanimous vote of the Athletics Board members must ratify said
modification.
11. The department of athletics shall conduct the number retirement ceremony with all due
pomp and circumstance, preferably in conjunction with a home football game in Neyland
Stadium.
12. Retired numbers could be reactivated with the permission of the athlete or his surviving
family member’s approval

... I like #12.
 
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I've heard many theorize that the NFL part was added to keep Majors from getting his number retired
 
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