On This Day In 1892 ...

[JOEY’S ALL VOL !!!]

General Robert Neyland was born. One of the best coaches if not the best football coach to ever live.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

I enjoyed researching and putting together a couple of posts about him a few years back. I can link them:

The Head Coach -- Part 4 -- The General

The Head Coach -- Part 4b

He was a treasure.

Go Vols!

 

[IndianaVol]

I enjoyed researching and putting together a couple of posts about him a few years back. I can link them:

The Head Coach -- Part 4 -- The General

The Head Coach -- Part 4b

He was a treasure.

Go Vols!

I had forgotten about these posts - they need to be standard reading for all people that visit VolNation !!!

My own Gen'rul story - I used to work with two Vandy grads. One played DE in the early 2000s and the other LB when Franklin was there.
Used to tick them off because at my desk, which was close to theirs and they had to walk by to get to and from the coffee machine, I had the preface quote from the football as a war game book. "In 1926, the University of Tennessee hired Robert Reese Neyland to do one thing - beat Vanderbilt."
Of course below that, I placed Neyland's record against Vandy of 19-3.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

I decided to do another amateurish colorizing of The Man.

 

[HooahVol]

VFL-82_JP, is it true he was the first coach to use game film and sideline telephones?

 

[MAD]

Neyland threw out the first pitch of the 1951 College World Series.

 

[VFL-82-JP]

VFL-82_JP, is it true he was the first coach to use game film and sideline telephones?

I have always heard that, Hawkeye, both things. But don't remember finding it during my research.

 

[peaygolf]

Jim Brown
Michael Jordan
General Neyland.

wow............all the same birthday. Impressive

 

[MAD]

Jim Brown
Michael Jordan
General Neyland.

wow............all the same birthday. Impressive

Who is the most famous athlete you share a birthday with?

 

[peaygolf]

Who is the most famous athlete you share a birthday with?

Sam Crawford, American Baseball HOF outfielder
Miguel Cabrera
Derrick Brooks


not much to brag about..........

 

[peaygolf]

Who is the most famous athlete you share a birthday with?

you?

 

[MAD]

Sam Crawford, American Baseball HOF outfielder
Miguel Cabrera
Derrick Brooks


not much to brag about..........

That’s pretty good company.
I don’t know where you get the info, mine is March 6.

 

[peaygolf]

That’s pretty good company.
I don’t know where you get the info, mine is March 6.

Robert "Lefty" Grove,
Willie Stargell
Shaq

 

[MAD]

Robert "Lefty" Grove,
Willie Stargell
Shaq

Thanks

Seems like a possible good idea for your count down theme thread.

 

[peaygolf]

Thanks

Seems like a possible good idea for your count down theme thread.

Starting fairly soon................btw.........

 

[DonDiego]

Who is the most famous athlete you share a birthday with?

Gil Hodges
Robert Downey, Jr. (freakin' Iron Man--what do you mean he's no athlete!)

 

[MAD]

Gil Hodges
Robert Downey, Jr. (freakin' Iron Man--what do you mean he's no athlete!)

Heck yeah

 

[whm324]

Who is the most famous athlete you share a birthday with?

Peyton Manning - 3/24. May be the only reason my wife married me...

 

[MAD]

Peyton Manning - 3/24. May be the only reason my wife married me...

 

[IndianaVol]

Who is the most famous athlete you share a birthday with?

I used this site https://www.onthisday.com/sport/birthdays

Among the notables on my list (at least people I kind of recognized):
Buck Leonard - early baseball pioneer
Anthony Davis - HOF RB from USC
Maurice Cheeks - NBA guard
Gerald Williams - NFL DE
Gil Meche - MLB
Matt Barkley - NFL QB

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Does John Gotti count?

 

[Model12]

You guys forgot me!!! Dave

 

[LittleVol]

I decided to do another amateurish colorizing of The Man.
View attachment 536766

Handsome fella.

 

[Manchester Vol]

Also, on this day, Wayback in history, Joe Milton’s great grandfather threw the first airplane across the Atlantic.

 

[VolNExile]

Brett Favre (ugh)
Dale Earnhardt Jr

Calendar of Birthdays in Sport — On This Day in Sport