Coach Dickey

[orangebloodgmc]

Dickey may have been ahead of the curve on integration, but I don't remember but 3 blacks who contributed under him. Lester McClain, Jackie Walker, and Andy Bennett. Bennett didn't run the ball a lot, but the other 2 were stars. If there were others, I apologize for leaving them out.

Dickey left after 1969, which was still early in SEC integration. I think only the 2 most northern schools, Kentucky and Tennessee were integrated then. The rest soon followed.

Haskel Stanback. :question:

 

[EaglesVols91]

Dickey is the reason for the many UT traditions we have. Funny how a Gator created the checkerboard endzones.

 

[1972 Grad]

Haskel Stanback. :question:

First played for U.T. in 1971. Bill Battle was his coach. Dickey left at the end of 1969.