Marvin West tribute to Steve Kiner

[Savannahbayvol]

Calls him best LB ever to wear the Orange.

Famous football Vol Steve Kiner dead at 77 - Knox TN Today

Steve Kiner, best linebacker and one of the most famous names in Tennessee football history, has died. Word to the wise: Got to be careful with that “best” anointment, Al Wilson was a pretty good linebacker. He led a national championship team. Kiner could run faster. “He could go from sideline...

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[bigorangepoppa]

Calls him best LB ever to wear the Orange.

Famous football Vol Steve Kiner dead at 77 - Knox TN Today

Steve Kiner, best linebacker and one of the most famous names in Tennessee football history, has died. Word to the wise: Got to be careful with that “best” anointment, Al Wilson was a pretty good linebacker. He led a national championship team. Kiner could run faster. “He could go from sideline...

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Another one of the great ones gone. Rest easy Mr. Kiner.

 

[OffTackleVol]

Calls him best LB ever to wear the Orange.

Famous football Vol Steve Kiner dead at 77 - Knox TN Today

Steve Kiner, best linebacker and one of the most famous names in Tennessee football history, has died. Word to the wise: Got to be careful with that “best” anointment, Al Wilson was a pretty good linebacker. He led a national championship team. Kiner could run faster. “He could go from sideline...

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The trio of Kiner, Jack Reynolds, and Jackie Walker was outstanding. Definitely one of the best in our history........

 

[VOLINVONORE]

Calls him best LB ever to wear the Orange.

Famous football Vol Steve Kiner dead at 77 - Knox TN Today

Steve Kiner, best linebacker and one of the most famous names in Tennessee football history, has died. Word to the wise: Got to be careful with that “best” anointment, Al Wilson was a pretty good linebacker. He led a national championship team. Kiner could run faster. “He could go from sideline...

www.knoxtntoday.com

I am a huge supporter of Marvin West. However, I believe there is one other LB who was as good as Steve. I believe Andy Spiva was the best LB ever to play at Tennessee. He holds the Tennessee and SEC records for most tackles at 547. He was a tackling machine I may be a little biased because I helped recruit him when he was in high school It was unfortunate that he was killed in a car accident during his rookie season with the Falcons and never had the opportunity to really show his skills in the NFL.

 

[ArdentVol]

Calls him best LB ever to wear the Orange.

Famous football Vol Steve Kiner dead at 77 - Knox TN Today

Steve Kiner, best linebacker and one of the most famous names in Tennessee football history, has died. Word to the wise: Got to be careful with that “best” anointment, Al Wilson was a pretty good linebacker. He led a national championship team. Kiner could run faster. “He could go from sideline...

www.knoxtntoday.com

RIP No/ 57. Marvin West, once again, has performed magic at the keyboard, capturing and summarizing the life of the best linebacker to wear the orange.

I am biased, I started reading West's daily reports on UT football in the mid-60s and was in Neyland Stadium for every game of Kiner's sophomore season. I believe that the next time I saw Steve play was in Legion Field in 1969, when a West High classmate and I hitchhiked from campus to Bham for what proved to be one of the biggest thrills in 60-plus years as a Vol fan.

 

[volfannga]

Calls him best LB ever to wear the Orange.

Famous football Vol Steve Kiner dead at 77 - Knox TN Today

Steve Kiner, best linebacker and one of the most famous names in Tennessee football history, has died. Word to the wise: Got to be careful with that “best” anointment, Al Wilson was a pretty good linebacker. He led a national championship team. Kiner could run faster. “He could go from sideline...

www.knoxtntoday.com

I can remember where I was and what I was doing the day of that Ole Miss game. Bad game memory but good one with my late dad.

 

[feathersax]

I can remember where I was and what I was doing the day of that Ole Miss game. Bad game memory but good one with my late dad.

Me too...sitting at a Tennessee Tech game with my transisitor radio, listening to the Vols' getting mangled by "Archie Who" & his Rebels. Despite that, Kiner was a beast on the field & all VOL.