by design | Jul 3, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Gen. Neyland: Locking his jaw By Tom Mattingly In 1926, Captain Robert R. Neyland had to “lock jaws” with Dean Nathan Washington Dougherty and take on the baseball and track coaches to get enough players to hold spring football practice. “You hired me to coach...
by design | Jun 26, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Which way, Tennessee? By Tom Mattingly If results are all that matter, you could say Johnny Butler ran 56 yards on Shields-Watkins Field in 1939 for a Tennessee touchdown that helped defeat Alabama, 21-0. That covers the basics: Who, what, when and where. If color and...
by design | Jun 20, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
Listeners could hear the game’s excitement By Tom Mattingly Many of the old stadiums across the country have been torn down. Only film, later videotape, and the power of memory are keeping them alive. Life as we know it has taken a number of interesting turns. Closer...
by design | Jun 12, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘He doesn’t like to lose’ By Tom Mattingly Many times, during University of Tennessee basketball games at Stokely Center, there were often-heated confabs at the scorer’s table featuring the game officials, opposing coaches, official scorer Russ Bebb, and clock...
by design | Jun 5, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
One of the most inspiring stories in Vols basketball By Tom Mattingly In 1973-74, Tennessee’s basketball recruiting class included Ernie Grunfeld of Forest Hills, N.Y., Nash-ville’s Mike Jackson, and a youngster from Ringgold, Georgia, named David Moss. You...
by design | May 30, 2023 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Most Tennessee fans see visiting teams at Neyland Stadium trot onto the field to a scattered chorus of boos, but that’s just part of the story. There’s drama underneath the south end after each game precious few people get to witness. The current...
