Torchbearer: Illuminating the University of Tennessee Alumni

Posts Tagged ‘Notable Alumni: Athletics’

Notable Alumni: Chris Woodruff

Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Chris Woodruff was an All-America tennis player at UT in 1992 and 1993. On the ATP tour, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 12 in the world in February 2000. He retired from the tour in 2002 and is currently the associate head tennis coach at UT.



Notable Alumni: Reggie White (1990)

Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Reggie White (1990) was a football All-American in 1983. He played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles (1985-92), Green Bay Packers (1993-98) and Carolina Panthers. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.



Notable Alumni: C. Bowden Wyatt

Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

C. Bowden Wyatt (1935 to 1939) was a UT football All America in 1938 and head football coach of the Volunteers from 1955 to 1962. He was national Coach of the Year in 1956.



Notable Alumni: Bob Suffridge

Sep 22nd, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Bob Suffridge, who attended UT in Knoxville from 1938 to 1940, was a three-time football All-American. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.



Notable Alumni: Lindsey Nelson (1941)

Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Lindsey Nelson (1941) was announcer for UT football, sports director and announcer for NBC, and announcer for the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants. He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. UT’s baseball stadium in Knoxville is named for him.



Notable Alumni: Edward M. “Ed” Molinski (1940)

Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Edward M. “Ed” Molinski (1940) was a two-time football All-American (1939, 1940) and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. He also earned the M.D. degree from the UT Center for the Health Sciences. He was team doctor for the football squads at Mississippi State University and the University of Memphis.



Notable Alumni: Gene McEver

Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Gene McEver, who attended UT in Knoxville from 1928 to 1931, was a football All-American in 1929. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.



Notable Alumni: Herman Hickman

Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

Herman Hickman attended UT in Knoxville from 1929 to 1931. He was a football All-America in 1931. He was on the original staff of Sports Illustrated and was head coach at Yale. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.



Notable Alumni: George Cafego (1940)

Sep 21st, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

George Cafego (1940) was a football All American in 1938 and 1939. He was an assistant coach at Tennessee from 1955 to 1984 and was a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.



Notable Alumni: T. Nash Buckingham

Aug 7th, 2009 • Category: Notable Alumni

T. Nash Buckingham attended the Knoxville campus in the early 1900s. He was a judge in practically every field trial and retriever event in the nation, beginning in the 1930s. In 1964, he was elected to the Field Trial Hall of Fame. He was the author or co-author of nine books and hundreds of articles [...]