Wide Receiver U / Lost the Vols track team connection???

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

The last time I looked the men's track team was highly ranked.

Seems like Alvin Harper was the last one to make that move.

Did we even see if Gatlin was interested back in the day?

What happened to turning track guys into wide receivers?

 

[thistime]

If this offense is as wide open as he says it will be the speed burners will want to be part of it.

 

[sonofUT62]

The last time I looked the men's track team was highly ranked.

Seems like Alvin Harper was the last one to make that move.

Did we even see if Gatlin was interested back in the day?

What happened to turning track guys into wide receivers?

Leonard Scott?

 

[Volintheswamp]

Leonard Scott?

Leonard Scott, he didn’t have JJ hands but good God that kid could run when had the ball.

 

[Majors]

Nilo Silvan
Leonard Scott
Jaylen Wright

 

[GoodlettsvilleVol]

How is the track team doing?

Used to be the best in the nation.

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

Nilo Silvan
Leonard Scott
Jaylen Wright

Yeah,
Just remembered, Hilo Nilo was the last one to score on the turf and the first WR to score on the grass.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Have to be wrs? Kenny Solomon. . . Justin Hunter, Jonathan Wade, Jabari Greer. . .

 

[dobre_shunka]

I get the impression that coaches these days would rather an athelete concentrate on one sport and not split time between multiple ones.

 

[Majors]

Have to be wrs? Kenny Solomon. . . Justin Hunter, Jonathan Wade, Jabari Greer. . .


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Forgot about JWade and Greer

 

[USAFgolferVol]

The last time I looked the men's track team was highly ranked.

Seems like Alvin Harper was the last one to make that move.

Did we even see if Gatlin was interested back in the day?

What happened to turning track guys into wide receivers?

It actually didn't happen that often. Many of our football players participated on the track team, but came here as a football player first. Our best WRs played football predominantly

 

[Hacksaw11]

Bring back WILLIE GAULT. Best track/receiver.

Gault qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and would have participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow had the United States not boycotted the event. He was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal. Gault set a record in the 110-meter high hurdles at the SEC track and field championships in May 1981. At the 1982 SEC championships, he again set the 110-meter high hurdles record, and won the Commissioner's Trophy for the highest overall score. He won the 60-yard hurdles event at the 1983 SEC indoor championships with a time of 7:05. At the 1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Gault won the 60-yard high hurdles and the 60-yard dash with times of 6.98 and 6.18, respectively.[27] At the 1983 NCAA outdoor championships, Gault placed third behind Roger Kingdom and Reggie Towns in the 110-meter high hurdles.
Gault was part of a world record-setting 4 × 100 meter relay team (1. Emmit King, 2. Willie Gault, 3. Calvin Smith, 4. Carl Lewis) at the 1983 World Championships. He also competed in the 110 meter hurdles and attended the Liberty Bell Classic, where he won a bronze medal in the 100 meter race). He made the 1988 Winter Olympics bobsledding team as an alternate. His personal bests are 13.26 seconds in the 110 meter hurdles and 10.10 seconds in the 100 meters. AND HE COULD CATCH THE BALL AND RETURN KOs

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

It actually didn't happen that often. Many of our football players participated on the track team, but came here as a football player first. Our best WRs played football predominantly

I think Stanley Morgan and Gault crossed over from the track team.

 

[USAFgolferVol]

I think Stanley Morgan and Gault crossed over from the track team.

They were both recruited as football players first

 

[peaygolf]

Gault
Hancock
Mike Miller
Richmond Flowers
Jeff Powell
Justin Hunter
Terry McDaniel
Jonathan Wade
Alvin Harper (high jump)
Jabari Greer
Gary Moore ?????? Can't remember


Just off the top of my head...............

 

[bigfredtn]

One of the least know Vols is Sam Graddy. One of the fastest Vols of all time.

 

[Tnphil]

Gault
Hancock
Mike Miller
Richmond Flowers
Jeff Powell
Justin Hunter
Terry McDaniel
Jonathan Wade
Alvin Harper (high jump)
Jabari Greer
Gary Moore ?????? Can't remember


Just off the top of my head...............

Back in the late 70's Jr. Reid played for Majors and he ran track. He ran track with Gault in 79 and 80 IIRC.

 

[LittleVol]

Jalin Hyatt may run track i heard.
Kenney Solomon and he both did South Carolina.
Hyatt 10.41 100 meters, 21.15. 200 meters
Solomon 10.57 100 meters

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

lol

"McGee... was recruited to Tennessee by fellow John Hay alumnus Anthony Hancock, who had been a star receiver at UT, and was a first-round draft pick in 1982.[5] McGee played in an era when Tennessee garnered a reputation as "Wide Receiver U." Seven of McGee's teammates– Willie Gault, Mike Miller, Clyde Duncan, Darryal Wilson, Lenny Taylor, Eric Swanson and Joey Clinkscales– would become NFL Draft picks"

 

[BACKDOC]

The last time I looked the men's track team was highly ranked.

Seems like Alvin Harper was the last one to make that move.

Did we even see if Gatlin was interested back in the day?

What happened to turning track guys into wide receivers?

That didn't work out so well with Sam Graddy.

 

[Cobb-Webb 1989]

That didn't work out so well with Sam Graddy.

Yeah,
Not so much in football, but he won an Olympic Gold Medal with Carl Lewis...

"Graddy was also a standout track athlete. In 1984, he won the US National championships in 100 meters with a time of 10.28 seconds, and as a University of Tennessee at Knoxville student, he also won the NCAA 100 meters title.[1][2]
At the Los Angeles Olympics, Graddy was second behind Carl Lewis in 100 m and ran the first leg in the American 4 × 100 metres relay team, which won the gold medal with a new world record of 37.83 seconds."

 

[spyfish007]

Do remember that the track coaches have changed too. When these athletes were crossing over there was long term stability in both football and track programs. Collaboration is easier with long term relationships.

 

[Roustabout]

I guess the reason Bama is getting all those dominant WRs is their track team?

Nope. Keep reaching.