After you check out the bio on Coach Duane Ross I have something to add to the story that wasn’t included in the bio.
2021 National Coach of the Year Duane Ross Appointed to Lead Tennessee Track & Field Program - University of Tennessee Athletics
It was the end of May and the beginning of June in 1995 and Sophomore Peyton Manning and his teammates were ramping up summer workout programs as they prepared for fall camp and what would be an 11-1 season ending with a victory over No. 4 Ohio State New Year’s Day 1996. (Tennessee had beaten #12 Alabama 41-14 at Legion Field on the Third Saturday in October earlier in the year).
But back to those late spring days in 1995.
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville was playing host for the NCAA outdoor track championships. A young kid from Clemson took first place in the preliminary run for the 110 meter hurdles (13:45). Later as the games continued he would finish first in the first heat for the 110 meter hurdles (13:48). In the finals he would score gold in the 110 meter hurdles (13:32). That kid’s name was Duane Ross.
Welcome back to Rocky Top Coach Ross and GBO.