by design | May 23, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly I remember going to Chattanooga one day to meet with a bunch of guys who post on a chat board called Outermonvolia. It was a chance to see the faces behind the voices of the guys who proffer their opinions on anything to do with University of...
by design | May 16, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly If Crump Stadium in Memphis helped define the Tennessee football series with Mississippi and Mississippi State before the advent of Memphis Memorial Stadium, then the history of Stoll Field, the site of the Tennessee-Kentucky game every other year...
by design | May 9, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly It was quite a history lesson on Sept. 13, 2008, in the Tom Elam Press Box at Neyland Stadium, as three Tennessee play-by-play broadcasters — George Mooney (1952-67), John Ward (1968-98), and Bob Kesling (1999-present) — were present, greeted warmly...
by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Sometimes, the best coaching search is no search. Here are three prominent examples. Consider Dec. 3, 1976, a day Big Orange Country had breathlessly awaited. A Tennessee legend was coming home, 20 years after he had played his last game in an orange...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly QUESTION: What does Neyland Stadium have in common with Wrigley Field? ANSWER: It took an eternity for lights to come to both venues. That raises another pertinent question. How did we ever get along without lights illuminating the playing field,...
by design | Apr 18, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly At its annual Awards Banquet, held April 8 in Knoxville, the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame honored long-time Knoxville journalist Marvin West with its “Lifetime Achievement Award” honoring his legendary professional career. He wouldn’t...
