RIP Bill Battle

[YankeeVol]

 

[Flipdaddy]

RIP

 

[Big Al Orange]

Very sorry to hear this but Tks for posting.

 

[GreveHaller]

thank you coach. you were my first intro to Vols football. sky point

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

RIP.

 

[ENGRVOL]

Condolences to his family. Coached before my time but talked with some of his players who thought the world of him and always seemed to be a man of good character

 

[WiseOlVol]

Gave #7 Condredge the ball.

 

[Lekvolrrah]

RIP

 

[esarmstrong]

All in all, he was a good football coach. Recruiting was his ultimate undoing, which lead to his resigning. He had a very successful business career after coaching and also had a brief stint as AD for Alabama. Very sad to hear about his passing.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

RIP good sir.

 

[JacketVol]

RIP Bill. Good man and praying for his family.

 

[1973Vol]

RIP... I was at UT when he was coaching.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Gave #7 Condredge the ball.

He gave Condredge the opportunity to be the first black QB in the SEC when others wouldn’t.

That should be his legacy.

 

[BigALWiLson]

RIP Coach

 

[OneManGang]

Godspeed, Coach.

Former UA player, AD, Tennessee Coach Bill Battle dies at 82

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bill Battle, a member of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's first National Title team at Alabama, former Athletic Director at director of athletics

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Despite it all, his .723 win percentage puts him among the elites of Head Vols with more than four seasons, behind only The Genrul, Fulmer and Dickey.

He did an interview once, reflecting on his success with the branding company, and said that being fired by Tennessee was the best thing that ever happened to him!

 

[Scot Harvath]

RIP. He was the coach while I was there. 71-74

 

[onthehill71]

When you can't say something good...... well

 

[Tnphil]

RIP Coach...

 

[Braemar_Vol]

 

[MAD]

RIP Bill Battle, he will always have a special place in my heart.
This was my coach when I fell in love with Tennessee football.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

I couldn’t find an image of the “Battle Hat” (or was it a Battle Helmet?) from the early 1970s. But I found this on eBay.

 

[Volfan1000]

Battle paved the way for Majors and RIP.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Bill Battle - Licensing International

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[Thunder Good-Oil]

Battle, Bill « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

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