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

[Lord Vader]

1. Peyton Manning
2. Pat Summit
3. Reggie White
4. General Neyland
5. Willie Gault
6. Al Wilson
7. Chamique Holtsclaw
8. Eric Berry
9. Todd Helton
10. Candace Parker

 

[Volsfan895]

vader you have a twin brother?

 

[rjl4tnvols]

Peyton Manning
Heath Shuler
Bernard King
Allen Houston
Al Wilson
Willie Gault
Dale Carter
Eric Berry
Jamal Lewis
John Henderson
Johnny Majors
Hank Lauricella
Condridge Holloway
Tony Robinson
Reggie Cobb

 

[LittleDTO]

Inky has become one of the most beloved.

 

[RiskManagementVol]

I can't believe we have gotten this far in this conversation with no mention of Rod Wilks....

 

[JonWard]

Bubba Trammell

 

[Jasongivm6]

I would put Ron Widby up there, too, like an earlier poster.

 

[VolCowboy]

Clint Stoerner should be on the list! Without his fumble in Neyland we don't win the NC in 98.:dance2:

 

[Volfan_TrappedN_KY]

Bill dance

 

[vogols11]

Rod Wilks

 

[Lord Vader]

vader you have a twin brother?

ummm no. why?

 

[The Dude]

1. Peyton Manning
2. Pat Summit
3. Reggie White
4. General Neyland
5. Willie Gault
6. Al Wilson
7. Chamique Holtsclaw
8. Eric Berry
9. Todd Helton
10. Candace Parker

Summit went to Martin, Neyland was a boxing champ at West Point.

 

[Lord Vader]

Summit went to Martin, Neyland was a boxing champ at West Point.

yea I know. I didn't stick with the "athlete" part...

 

[tango]

bernard king
chris lofton
ernie grunfeld
allan houston
vincent yarbrough
dale ellis
ron slay
kevin nash
jajuan smith

basketball players

no way kevin nash makes the list of "most revered" based on the circumstances under which he left UTK.

 

[rbroyles]

Any UT "fan" who doesn't recognize every name on that list. Knows NOTHING about UT history and tradition. They would be better served being UF fans, whose history and tradition started in 1990.

:rock: I cannot believe some of these names aren't mentioned on most lists. If you only include those who share your lifetime, then those too shall soon fall by the wayside.

BTW, is the list supposed to be limited to UT? If not then Wilma Rudolph deserves to be on it, and also Darrell Waltrip.

 

[Tumbleweedvol]

Maybe you need to ask who are the top 15 that we have seen live in action. If so:

Reggie White all-everything
Michael Brooks
Dale Ellis
Gary Carter
Terry McDaniel all-pro db Oakland Raiders
Bill Bates all-pro db Dallas Cowboys used to eat lunch with. (Married Denise Conrad all-pro--Gilettes Honey of the south poster)
Carl Zander all-pro lb Cincinnati Bengals used to eat lunch with.
Fuad Reveiz all-pro can't remember.
Bernard King
Ernie Grunfeld
Willie Gault (Sweet William)
Anthony Hancock
Mike Stop Cofer de Detroit Lions
Hubert Simpson (killed Notre Dame)
Lee Otis Burton (Threatened to kill me)
Mike Go Cofer TE
Reggie Johnson Philadelphia Seventy Sixers

That's my list!! Go for it!!! Go Vols!!:clapping:

 

[pualsline]

Leonard Little???

Whoever mentioned Inky earlier good call