Big John Henderson was so good, I thought I'd cut and paste his UT bio, as a tribute. Man, do we need another guy like this!!!!
While attending the
University of Tennessee in
Knoxville, Henderson played for coach
Phillip Fulmer's
Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1998 to 2001. At Tennessee, he lined up at left defensive tackle next to
Albert Haynesworth. He played in the
1999 Fiesta Bowl,
2000 Cotton Bowl Classic, and 2001
Citrus Bowl. As a sophomore, Henderson recorded 43 tackles and four sacks in seven starts. As a junior, Henderson recorded 71 tackles (21 for a loss) and 12 sacks. He won the
Outland Trophy as college football's top interior
lineman and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in
2000, having received first-team honors from the
Associated Press,
Football Writers Association of America,
The Sporting News,
Football News,
CNN/SI, and
Rivals.com.
[2] After finishing with 48 tackles (nine for a loss) and 4.5 sacks in 10 starts, Henderson was again recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a senior in
2001.
[2] He finished his college career with 165 tackles (130 solo and 39 for loss) and 20.5 sacks (5th in school history), seven pass deflections, four forced fumbles, and five fumble recoveries.