What Phil Fulmer Did For My Dad

#27
#27
Yeah, Phil emailed me as well, he truly is a class act. Good luck on your dad's cancer. My step mom was diagnosed with with brain, eye, lung cancer this past year. Given 30 days to live. Now 11 months later no eye or lung cancer, the brain cancer has reduced to nothing and she is still responding to the therapy. Tell him to fight, there's hope.

As far as the 5-7 post, yeah two bad seasons but he has a lifetime of 12-0's when it comes to the human quality. wish the same could be said for you
 
#32
#32
Volsaholic said:
Phil Fulmer was and still is a classact, unfortunately being a nice guy and loyalty to your staff and players are not a good combination for a coach in today's SEC
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Yes it is. Yes it can. Yes it should be. It is easier to do a lot of things, it just don't make it right. I'll take a good man over a good coach any day. There are dozens of good coaches that are a flash in the pan & bc of their lack of charachter, that is all they will ever be. A good man will have players, staff, fans etc stick by him in the tough times & will go on to continue to be great. A good man & a good coach is what I want at UT, don't get me wrong. You can cheet the NCAA rules & have good players, a good record, etc, but what do you have...a fake accomplishment? I am proud of Phil for his humanity, charachter & his commitment to follow the rules. Barry Switzer (sp?) from the Dallas Cowboys/OK of the 70's is was a good example. His players loved him & publicly spoke out for his ability & charachter. He recruited black players & treated them right when few teams would. He was dissed for having Jimmy J's team & doing not as good, even after he won a Super Bowl. I'll take a winner & a man of charachter. It IS happening & CAN happen! Go CFP, Go Vols!

PS- That was an awesome story about your dad, so :thumbsup: to your papa! Keep on fightin' volpappa!
 
#33
#33
Sorry to hear about your dad Loomis and that goes for the rest who said that they or their families were battling cancer as well. Just know that you guys are in my prayers and although we don't sometimes understand during times like these, God IS in control. Put your trust in HIM and He will never leave you or forsake you.

I also have to remember that God loves the poster who stooped so low to post a stupid win/loss stat on a thread of this nature. I guess thats why He is God and I'm not. :ermm:

GOD BLESS and Go Vols!
 
#34
#34
Cancer sucks. Keep strong and glad to hear Fulmer gave your pop some joy in a rough time.
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#35
#35
DOCTORLOOMIS said:
My father has been a devoted Vol fan for 40 years. He talks of the greats...Atkins, Streeter, Holloway, Morgan, Cockrell...etc. In Februrary he was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. After the diagnosis I called Coach Fulmer's secretary and asked if Coach would please send my father an autographed football. Fed Ex arrived at our door about a week later....and although there wasnt a football, there was a game jersey and a photo both signed to my dad from Coach Fulmer. I cant tell you how proud my dad was and still is of the items that Phil sent.

I would like to take a moment to simply add some "humanity" to Coach Fulmer. We as fans have gotten so involved with wins and losses....recruiting...bowl games and ultimately winning championships. We sometimes forget that college football is a game. I have been one of Phil's biggest critics and I agree there needed to be a change in Knoxville. However, what Phil did for my dad earned him a great amount of respect in my mind and heart as a human being. Although he will probably never know it, he touched one persons life and if for only one day, made another person happy in the game of life.
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Sad to hear about your Dad. I lost my Mom a year and a half ago to cancer. I know this from experience, spend all the time with him that you can. The time gets away in a hurry.

Fulmer did some good things, both for UT and for the fans. I respect the man for what he has accomplished.

And it is possible that it may do Phil good to move on.
 
#36
#36
My Dad has terminal cancer. He has been completely disabled for several months and my mother has been off from work caring for him for several months as well. We had a dinner and silent auction for my dad the first of November and Fulmer graciously sent us an autographed picture and game helmet. Fulmer has a kind heart and he is a very classy man. I hated to see him go.
 
#40
#40
Loomis, thank you and the others that have shared your stories with us and God bless your loved ones. those stories will probably be what i associate coach Fulmer with from now on. and the NC. sorry, had to throw that in.
 
#42
#42
gavol2572 said:
I also have to remember that God loves the poster who stooped so low to post a stupid win/loss stat on a thread of this nature.
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Not so fast. God just spoke to me and said he intends to smite sMi.Spite.

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#43
#43
Loomis, my thoughts and prayers are with you, your dad, and your family.

Coach Fulmer did a similar thing for my aunt in 2001. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given a few months to live. My uncle sent a letter to Fulmer and told him what a huge Vol fan she was and asked him if he would send her a letter to possibly encourage her to fight the cancer as long as she could. Coach Fulmer responded with a letter, autographed football, and an invitation to Neyland Stadium to visit him and the team. My uncle took my aunt the following week and he still displays the photos from that day of my aunt and Coach Fulmer on the football field. Seeing her smile in those photos is priceless. She fought the cancer for almost a year and then passed away.

I will never forget what Coach Fulmer did for my aunt and I will always have so much respect for him. He was a busy man, but took the time to make a difference in my aunt's life and everyone else's lives that were touched by it.
 
#46
#46
Fulmers' character and heart can never be questioned as these stories have proven. I hope he chooses to remain at UT in some capacity.

As for smi.spite, YOU need to take a long close look at your character.... see if you see what the rest of us see in you, a tremendous LACK of it.
 
#47
#47
dsbyrd said:
Not so fast. God just spoke to me and said he intends to smite sMi.Spite.

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Well played. I had an angry Jamaican customer once scream at me, "God is going to smite thee!" Then I turned off his natural gas for not paying and told him to enjoy cold showers.
 
#48
#48
gainesvol82 said:
Well played. I had an angry Jamaican customer once scream at me, "God is going to smite thee!" Then I turned off his natural gas for not paying and told him to enjoy cold showers.
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Just be glad he didn't shrink your head. :)
 
#49
#49
DOCTORLOOMIS said:
My father has been a devoted Vol fan for 40 years. He talks of the greats...Atkins, Streeter, Holloway, Morgan, Cockrell...etc. In Februrary he was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. After the diagnosis I called Coach Fulmer's secretary and asked if Coach would please send my father an autographed football. Fed Ex arrived at our door about a week later....and although there wasnt a football, there was a game jersey and a photo both signed to my dad from Coach Fulmer. I cant tell you how proud my dad was and still is of the items that Phil sent.

I would like to take a moment to simply add some "humanity" to Coach Fulmer. We as fans have gotten so involved with wins and losses....recruiting...bowl games and ultimately winning championships. We sometimes forget that college football is a game. I have been one of Phil's biggest critics and I agree there needed to be a change in Knoxville. However, what Phil did for my dad earned him a great amount of respect in my mind and heart as a human being. Although he will probably never know it, he touched one persons life and if for only one day, made another person happy in the game of life.
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I think what we ALL need to learn from this experience is that, while we ALL love the Vols and want to win on the field, a coach's job involves so much more than just Saturdays. Coaches are psychologists, fathers, father-figures, mentors, husbands, teachers, disciplinarians, consolers...among other things. We watch the Vols on Saturdays and then debate their performance here and try to break down "what should have been" on the field. In reality, coaches have to not only coach and manage on the field, but off the field as well. They're human beings. Coach Fulmer's firing was something I supported, but I can't say I wasn't sad to see this legend leave us. Wins and losses only matter for a season, but the impact that Coach Fulmer has had on his players will last a lifetime. I wish Coach Kiffin well...and he will produce a winning program and build more tradition. But CPF was Tennessee Football. No one can take that from him because of 2 losing seasons, friends. Thanks for your time.
 
#50
#50
Thats a great story Doc´and thanks for sharing it with us...I lost both my mother and uncle to cancer so I know the feelings You are having right now...You and your family are in my thoughts...Godbless
 
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