Inductees

Former Vanderbilt Head Coach Fred Pancoast has a life story that has inspired many. Raised in Pensacola, FL, Pancoast attended the University of Tampa where he was a four-year letterman…

Long before Doug Flutie, the modern-day college football star who found fame in the Canadian Football League, there was Knoxville native Jack Dickerson, known to all Mississippi State University and…

Cindy Parlow Cone was elevated from Vice President to President of the U.S. Soccer Federation on March 12, 2020. Cone became the first female President of U.S. Soccer, the second…

Called the “Showman Shooter from Somerville,” Herb Parsons was an expert marksman with a shotgun and rifle. Hunters still tell “Herb Parsons” stories today, decades after his death. Parsons enjoyed…

Recognized as one of the nation’s noted authorities on sports officiating, “Buddy” Patey began refereeing after his football playing days at Union University. He served in the SEC for twenty…

Bob Patterson grew up in New Jersey starring in every sport at Penns Grove High School, earning 13 varsity letters in football, basketball, baseball and track. In 1950, he received…

Mike Paxton, a native of Memphis, was an outstanding high school baseball and football player. He was a standout at Oakhaven High School from 1969-1971 and received a baseball scholarship…

William A. “Pug” Pearman was born May 21, 1929. After an outstanding career at Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he was “All-Everything,” Pearman was invited to the…

Carolyn Peck, a Jefferson City native was Tennessee’s Miss Basketball for 1984.  She went onto play college basketball at Vanderbilt University from 1985 to 1988, averaging 10.6 points and 5.8…

The great Tennessee Vols football teams of the late 1930s under General Robert Neyland were filled with fantastic players, and one of the best was Ike Peel. A native of…

One of the great athletes to come out of Nashville, Jeff Peeples began developing his skills on both the baseball diamond and the gridiron at Montgomery Bell Academy. During his…

Pound for pound, Bob Peoples is probably the strongest Tennessean who ever lived. Born in Carter County in 1910, Peoples was a world champion power lifter who developed the craft…

A Memphis native and graduate of Treadwell High School, Elliot Perry played four collegiate seasons with his hometown Memphis Tigers and led his team to second round appearances in the…

For Curtis Person Sr., winning golf tournaments was just like breathing – it came naturally. Starting in 1930, Person began a long and distinguished playing career which would last over…

Nicknamed “Chief” by his Commodore teammates because of his Cherokee heritage, Phil King stands as one of the all-time legends of Vanderbilt football. This Dyersburg native led all Vanderbilt football…

Known as a legend and trailblazer, Teresa Lawrence Philips became the head of Tennessee State University’s athletics department in April 2002. As program director, she made tremendous strides on the…

John Pierce grew up in Nashville where he played high school basketball at Franklin Road Academy. After earning all-state recognition as a high school player, Pierce signed to play at…

Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile began his 39th consecutive season (2020-2021) as an NHL general manager, making him the longest tenured GM in League history. He…

Bob Polk has the distinction of being Vanderbilt University’s first full-time basketball coach. He came to the campus at the request of Athletic Director “Red” Sanders in the fall of…

Jackie Pope, while at Oak Ridge High School from 1955 until 1958, established himself as an outstanding all-around athlete, a multi-year four sport letterman, as well as, an All-State, All -Southern and…