This will probably be a very interesting book

[vanillagorilla]

 

[JelloPuddinPup]

Just did a quite look-through of Wikipedia and today I learned that Ernie and Bernard reunited as teammates for a few seasons in the NBA (for the Knicks). Had no clue (or never connected those dots). That's cool.

 

[Special Ed]

My dad was with the 4th Infantry Division when they landed at Utah Beach on D-Day. Although seriously wounded in battle (a wound that nagged him for the rest of his life) near St. Lo in France, he said that he had no regrets over the personal sacrifices that he made in helping to rid the world of the Nazi scourge. I remember as a small child the times he lay moaning on the bed as my mom rubbed liniment into his back to ease the agony of the recurring pain from the wound near his spinal column; that's something you can never forget. He also said that his comrades-in-arms who made it out felt the same way as he did about doing what had to be done. Being born and raised in East Tennessee, he was also a lifelong Vol fan, as are his children. Largely because of what my father went through, anything to do with WWII and that era in history has always resonated with me. I will buy this book.

 

[cincirick]

I had a guy working for me in the late 80's. He was in the prison at Auschwitz as a teenager. His parents and siblings were put to death by the Nazi's. He ended up escaping as the Germans were marching them out of Auschwitz. When he showed me the number the Nazi's tattooed on his wrist, it made the hairs on my arms stand up. I'm sure this book is an interesting read.

 

[Rrcox1951]

There was an article in “The Athletic” that had an excerpt from this book. It sounds really interesting! A lot of Vol fans wrote comments on the article about Grunfeld being their favorite Vol.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Grunfeld was a great Volunteer player, obviously. He and Bernie played together as if they were both wired to the same brain. It was quite the show. I never knew about his parents until now.

 

[VolPack22]

Just did a quite look-through of Wikipedia and today I learned that Ernie and Bernard reunited as teammates for a few seasons in the NBA (for the Knicks). Had no clue (or never connected those dots). That's cool.

You should watch the 30 for 30 they made.

 

[HiltonHeadVol]

Just to add a small personal memory of Ernie and Bernie days. I played bball in high school although never good enough to sniff an SEC program, but attended UT and loved it as did all my brothers and sister who graduated UT before me. I used to shoot buckets and play pick-up games next to the tennis courts near the Presidential complex and in the large gym next door. Ernie hung out with Rodney Woods during those days and they would stop by to shoot a few or even play in the occasional pick-up game, but never played "all out" when there.....they just were hanging out being friendly. I always thought how great that was that he was enough of a regular guy to just want to spend some time with the guys and never ever played "superstar" around us. He had already been on SI cover by this time. Cool memory for me and what a class act Ernie was and is.