NOMINATIONS: Favorite Football Vols All-Time!

[clarencepeabody]

Doug Atkins anyone?

Hank lauricella

And the one I used to love reading about the most, George Cafego. The General used to say (paraphrasing) that the guy couldn’t do anything right in practice, but on game day, there was nobody better.

 

[HollowaytoSeivers]

The Man from Munford!

My dad officiated some of Johnnie's games at Munford. Dad always said that nothing Johnnie did at Tennessee surprised him.

I have a print of Johnnie running against Vandy. I bought it for $5.00 at the Nashville Flea Market many years ago. Once upon a time, one could find some great deals on Tennessee merchandise there.

 

[mrmax86]

Jack Reynolds,Steve Kiner,Jackie Walker(best trio of lb's together anywhere!),Swamp Rat,Connie Graham,David Allen,Bobby Majors,Tim Priest(best db's )Chip Kell,Steve Delong,Larry Seivers,Curt Watson,Haskell Stanback,Al Wilson,Deon Grant.Many,many more.Lest I forget,Andy Spiva.

Is Connie Graham a nickname Conrad Graham?

 

[mrmax86]

Up to 123 nominations!

 

[Volsfannn]

Peerless Price. Al Wilson. Manning

 

[Volsfannn]

Jim Bob Cooter.

I was thinking Da'Rick Rogers..

 

[mrmax86]

James Wilhoit
John Becksvoort

 

[Volbackhomefromtx]

Ones from my era that I don’t see mentioned yet:
Jackie Walker
Larry Seivers

 

[ric1958]

 

[ZZ13]

Stanley Morgan
Terry McDaniel
Roland James
Dale Carter
Chuck Webb
Reggie White

These were guys that made football plays time after time. That had the instincts and understanding of the fundamentals and intricacies of the game. Not a bunch of freak athletes that just ran around trying to out athlete everyone. They were real football players.

 

[Panthro]

Heath Shuler

 

[PreacherVol2]

Bobby Majors
Reggie White
Shaun Bryson
Peyton Manning
Al Wilson
Heath Shuler
Condredge Holloway
Steve Kiner
Jackie Reynolds
Eric Berry
Joey Kent
Marcus Nash
Cordarelle Patterson
Leonard Little
Casey Clausen
Derek Barnett

 

[Wickman]

Travis Stephens

 

[Iamtoooldforthis]

Peerless
Dog Jennings
Gault
Tee
EB
Barnett

 

[VolForLife83]

Just check last year's thread and the year before, and the year before that and so on

 

[jmcarr33]

Hey all,

I'm interested to see what our collective favorite Football Vols are (players/coaches), all time. Your favorites can be the ones you remember from childhood, the ones who had the best statistical impact, the ones who have given back the most to our university, whatever!

I thought this would be something fun to keep us busy during the football off-season (besides baseball, obviously). VolNation is a great place to gather such information. Please respond to this thread with your nominations! As people enter them, I'll update the OP to ensure all names are captured. Please check the list below (in the Spoilers) before posting to reduce duplicates.

I'll stop collecting names Sunday June 26 at 11:59 PM. On June 27, I will post a Google Form in a separate thread for everyone to vote/rank their favorites. in order. I might do a top 10, I might do a top 25. We'll see how many nominations we get. I might also eventually create a second thread to capture favorite Vols all time, not only football. We'll see how this one goes.

Spoiler: Nomination List (A-D)

AJ Johnson
Al Wilson
Alvin Harper
Andy Kelly
Andy Spiva
Antone Davis
Beattie Feathers
Ben Talley
Billy Ratliff
Bobby Dodd
Bobby Majors
Bowden Wyatt
Britton Colquitt
Buddy Cruze
Carl Pickens
Casey Clausen
Cedric Tillman
Chad Clifton
Charles Davis
Charles McRae
Charlie Garner
Chip Kell
Chris Mims
Chuck Smith
Chuck Webb
Condredge Holloway
Conrad Graham
Cordarelle Patterson
Cory Fleming
Curt Watson
Dale Carter
Dale Jones
Darryl Hardy
Daryl Dickey
David Allen
Deon Grant
Derek Barnett
Dewey Warren
Donte Stallworth
Doug Atkins
Doug Dickey
Dustin Colquitt

Spoiler: Nomination List (E-K)

Eddie Brown
Eddie Moore
Eric Berry
Eric Still
Eric Westmoreland
Erik Ainge
Fred White
Fuad Reveiz
Gary Kreis
Gene McEvers
George Cafego
Greg Amsler
Hank Lauricella
Haskel Stanback
Heath Shuler
Hendon Hooker
Inky Johnson
Jack Reynolds
Jackie Walker
Jamal Lewis
James Stewart
James Wilhoit
Jason Allen
Jason Witten
Jauan Jennings
Jay Graham
Jayson Swain
Jeff Hall
Jeremy Lincoln
Jim Bob Cooter
Jim Noonan
Jimmy Streater
JJ McCleskey
Joey Kent
John Becksvoort
John Henderson
John Ward
Johnnie Jones
Johnny Majors
Joshua Dobbs
Justin Hunter
Karl Kremser
Keith Delong
Kelley Washington

Spoiler: Nomination List (L-Z)

Larry Seivers
Leonard Little
Lester McClain
Marcus Nash
Mark Jones
Montario Hardesty
Mose Phillips
Nick Reveiz
Paul Yatkowski
Peerless Price
Peyton Manning
Phillip Fulmer
Raynoch Thompson
Reggie Cobb
Reggie White
Richmond Flowers
Ricky Townsend
Robert Meachem
Robert Neyland
Roland James
Scott Wells
Shaun Bryson
Stanley Morgan
Steve Delong
Steve Kiner
Tee Martin
Terry Fair
Terry McDaniel
Theo Jackson
Tim McGee
Tim Priest
Todd Kelly
Tony Robinson
Tony Thompson
Travis Henry
Travis Stephens
Tyler Bray
Wes Brown
Will Bartholomew
Willie Gault

Al Wilson

 

[West-Tn-Vol]

Peyton Manning
Johnny Majors
Reggie White
Doug Atkins
Steve Kiner
Al Wilson
Keith Delong
Condrege Holloway
John Henderson
Dale Jones
Deon Grant

 

[Alto1]

Before my time Vols favorites
Johnny Majors
Hacksaw
Atkins
My era Vols
Johnnie Jones
Andy Kelly
Carl Pickens
Alvin Harper
Cobb/Webb
Jeremy Lincoln
Keith Delong
Heath Shuler
Cory Fleming
Charlie Garner
Little Man James Stewart
Todd Kelly
Peyton Manning
The whole 98 team
Casey Clausen
Travis Stephens
Travis Henry
Al Wilson
Leonard Little
Westmoreland
Jennings
Erik Ainge
So many that’s jus some names I’ve loved..

Great list!
I would add Dale Jones…..

 

[Kamara Yenko]

I didnt see Jonathon hefney on here. While there are vols I like more, he was one of my first favorite players.

 

[Volador]

Billy Arbo

 

[mrmax86]

Just check last year's thread and the year before, and the year before that and so on

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[VolForLife83]

?

Sorry, just a very common annual topic.

 

[dovervolz]

Conredge Holloway , Reggie White

 

[smokeymon]

Craig Puki

 

[volmanNC]

Peyton
Witten
Berry
Alvin Harper
Gault
Stanley Morgan

SMU - Stanley Morgan Unstoppable