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...
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...
