by design | Apr 11, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly A few years ago, I received an e-mail from Chris Burrows, who identified himself as the Baptist Student Union Director at Itawamba Community College in Mississippi. It was one of a number of missives I receive on a daily basis. He had spent more than...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When family and friends assembled to honor Ken Donahue’s life, there were tears of joy and remembrance, as everyone present thought about a man who touched everybody he knew in a positive way. Donahue, a native of Corryton, died March 21, 2001, after...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There was a time in college basketball even the biggest games weren’t on television. That stands in stark contrast to today, when nearly every game is on somebody’s network, oftentimes at all hours of the day or night. That was not the case,...
by design | Mar 21, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly In the days and weeks following Knoxville’s 1982 World’s Fair, there was local political wrangling about an arena that finally had Gov. Lamar Alexander hand the UT administration a decree. They had better get their act together —and soon—if they...
by design | Mar 14, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Sometimes the greatest moments in sports commentary come when you least expect them. You can often experience some amazing nuggets of eternal truths that will stick with you forever. “You can hear a lot by listening,” Yogi Berra once said. Lindsey...
by design | Mar 7, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The phone rang, and the caller posed the question succinctly. Who might be among the most fascinating persons you dealt with in all of Tennessee athletics? It only took a few minutes to come up with the answer. Lindsey Nelson was always a delight,...
