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I wondered if my friends @VN knew this piece of trivia. Harvey Lee Yeary and his agent needed a stage name. They both were fans of Tennessee Football. A player named Johnny Majors attracted their attention. So Harvey Lee Yeary became Lee Majors.
 
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volfanecs said:
I wondered if my friends @VN knew this piece of trivia. Harvey Lee Yeary and his agent needed a stage name. They both were fans of Tennessee Football. A player named Johnny Majors attracted their attention. So Harvey Lee Yeary became Lee Majors.
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I did know this. Don't remember where I read it though.
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Per Johnny Majors wikipedia page...

"Actor Lee Majors borrowed Majors' last name to form his stage name. According to one published account, Lee (real name Harvey Lee Yeary), met Majors in his youth while John was a football player at UT, and they became friends. The two are not actually related, although Lee Majors could regularly be seen roaming the sidelines during John Majors' tenure at Pitt and during the early days at Tennessee."
 
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joevol320 said:
that's interesting, i wonder if Lee ever attended a game?
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Yes, he was on the sidelines in a picture a saw some time ago.

"Actor Lee Majors borrowed Majors' last name to form his stage name. According to one published account, Lee (real name Harvey Lee Yeary), met Majors in his youth while John was a football player at UT, and they became friends. The two are not actually related, although Lee Majors could regularly be seen roaming the sidelines during John Majors' tenure at Pitt and during the early days at Tennessee."
 
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