Who Are The Top Ten Most Revered Athletes in Tennessee History?

[turn3]

Jerry "The King" Lawler
Jeff Jarrett
Kane
The Honkytonk Man
Koko B. Ware

 

[TheVol]

Todd Helton
Peyton Manning
Doug Atkins
Reggie White
Bernard King
Ernie Grunfeld
Allan Houston
Al Wilson
Condredge Holloway
Johnny Majors
Willie Gault
Chris Lofton
Dale Ellis
Holdsclaw
Candace Parker

Good list, I would just add Hacksaw Reynolds, Dale Jones, Tony White, and Eric Berry.

 

[turn3]

Wilma Rudolph.

First American woman to win 3 gold medals in track and field in a single Olympics.

http://www.wilmarudolph.net/

 

[orangeblood]

...not just Tennessee history.

Wilma Rudolf went to TSU

 

[ZZ13]

Don't leave out Richmond Flowers.

I'd have Andy Coan on my list -(swimmer extraordinare from the late 70's who led us to a NCAA championship and miraculously won a NCAA individual title after almost losing his hand in an accident)

 

[garagedog]

Hank Lauricella
George Cafego
Bob Suffridge
Johnny Majors
Tom "The Bomb' Tracy
Peyton Manning
Doug Atkins
Reggie White
Bernard King
Ernie Grunfeld

 

[VOLinColorado]

What about
Phil Fulmer
John Chavis
Randy Sanders

Surely these titans deserve consideration

 

[UTvol1fn]

What about
Phil Fulmer
John Chavis
Randy Sanders

Surely these titans deserve consideration

no thank you

 

[utvolpj]

King, J Majors, White and Manning should make any list. Also pretty high are guys like Lauricella, Houston, Ellis and Garner and Helton for baseball.

 

[myrobbins7]

Hrmm, good picks guys. I would throw in K. Washington and J. Mayo.

 

[perico]

Good God.

Where is the respect Conredge Holloway obviously deserves but doesn't recieve from TN fans?

Speaking of, Jimmy Straeter (RIP) was one hell of an athlete.

 

[SC-Vol]

the title of the thread

Title of the thread is "TOP TEN MOST REVERED ATHLETES"

Sex is not mentioned

 

[Ohio Vol]

he was asking for top men....

They're working on studying the Ark of the Covenant right now.

 

[General_Neyland]

Peyton Manning
Reggie White
WIllie Gault
Jamal Lewis
Carl Pickens
Travis Henry
Peerless Price
Al WIlson
Bernard King
Ernie Gruenfled (sp)
ALan Houston
Jason WHitten
Heath Shuler

 

[bleedorange0037]

Peyton Manning
Willie Gault
Carl Pickens
Joey Kent
Robert Meachem
Jason Witten
Al Wilson
Darwin Walker
John Henderson
Reggie White
Doug Atkins
Raynoch Thompson
Leonard Little
Peyton Manning
Marcus Nash
Steve DeLong
Deon Grant
Eric Berry
Scott Wells
James Stewart

i know thats probably more than 15 but what i can think of off the top of my head. that's just football BTW

Good point man, you're the only one that listed him, but he's now the all-time SEC leader in INT return yards, and it's probably time he can start to be considered with the all-time greats.

 

[cotton]

Hank Lauricella
George Cafego
Bob Suffridge
Johnny Majors
Tom "The Bomb' Tracy
Peyton Manning
Doug Atkins
Reggie White
Bernard King
Ernie Grunfeld

Add Allan Houston and Al Wilson and that appears at first glance to be a decent list, with the single question of who Tom "The Bomb" Tracy is. Condredge Holloway and Dewey Warren might also garner some consideration.

 

[UpperETVol2]

Peton Manning
Al Wilson
Ernie Grunfield
Bernard King
Allan Houston
Candice Parker
Chamiqua Holtsclaw
Charlie Garner
Willie Gault
Todd Helton
Carl Pickens
Dale Carter
Reggie White
Jason Witten
Stanley Morgan

In no particular order.

 

[Vercingetorix]

40 posts in the thread and no Tony Robinson or Chuck Webb?

 

[volgolferarch]

Here is my list, in no particular order:
Tee Martin
Travis Henry
Peerless Price
Al Wilson
Raynoch Thompson
Deon Grant
Dwayne Goodrich
John Henderson
Jeff Hall

Ha seems like a common thread...

I'd have to say...

Peyton Manning
Todd Helton
Candace Parker
Al Wilson
Hank Lauricella
Bernard King
Ernie Grunfield
Eric Berry
Condredge Holloway
Chris Lofton
Johnny Majors
Chamique (sp?) Holdsclaw
The Minister of Defense Reggie White
Willie Gault
Allan Houston

Other notable revered people in Tennessee athletics:
General Robert Neyland
John Ward
Ray Mears
I have to say it... Phil Fulmer
Bruce Pearl

 

[clevelandvolfan]

Bill Bates

 

[toxicdonut]

I love how some people don't put Jesus Manning on their list.

 

[SavageOrangeJug]

For fifty-nine years there were only four Vol players to have their numbers retired.

Four that stand alone.

Clyde (Ig) Fuson (1923-1944)
Rudy Klarer (1923-1945)
Bill Nowling (1920-1994)
Willis Tucker (1918-1944)

All four fell in defense of our nation during WWII


The man who not only played for UT, but may have done more for UT athletics than General Neyland.

Nathan W. Dougherty


The rest

Gene McEver
Herman Hickman
Beattie Feathers
Bobby Dodd
Hank Lauricella
George Cafego
Ed Molinski
Bowden Wyatt
Bob Suffridge
Johnny Majors
Bobby Majors
Bob Johnson
Peyton Manning
Doug Atkins
Reggie White
Richmond Flowers
Tim Priest
Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
Eddie Brown
Condredge Holloway
Phillip Fulmer
Stanley Morgan
Tony Robinson
Dale Jones
Steve Kiner
Andy Spiva
Al Wilson
Steve Delong
Chip Kell
Curt Watson
Mickey Marvin
Willie Gault
Ricky Townsend
Fuad Reveiz
Carlos Reveiz
Bobby Scott


There are many, many more. It would be impossible to list them all.

 

[SavageOrangeJug]

I love how some people don't put Jesus Manning on their list.

LOL at people putting Jamal Lewis on their list.

That worthless POS laid down on us his last year. He is anything but beloved.

 

[rlntlss]

What about the Rhea county rocket "Andy Kelly" he was one of my fav's :good!:

 

[SavageOrangeJug]

OH man....how did I forget "The Swamp Rat", Dewey Warren.