Even if he wasn't a position player in football, a legitimate argument can be made that he was Tennessee's best two-sport athlete. Consider the following data:
"Sportswriter Ron Higgins would say in 2011, 'Few athletes in SEC history enjoyed a better senior year in 1966-67 than Ron in both football and basketball.' As a senior in football, he led the nation in punting average at 43.8 yards on 48 punts, while in basketball, he averaged 22.1 points and 8.7 rebounds while leading the Volunteers to a conference title. He was named a second-team All-American in basketball, and was also the SEC's basketball Player of the Year. He scored 50 points in his last regular season game against Louisiana State University, finishing his college career with 576 points. He also thought about continuing with golf, but decided against it because it interfered with NFL contract negotiations. Similarly to the previous year, he had to take part in a basketball tournament and then rush to play in the 1966 Gator Bowl football game on the same day." See Ron Widby - Wikipedia.