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He was captain of the state championship team in 1943. Trundle
had numerous offers to sign a major-league baseball contract,
but accepted a football scholarship from the University of
Georgia. His stay at Georgia was interrupted by World War
II when he was inducted into the Navy and served for more
than three years in Europe participating in the invasions
of Southern France, Normandy, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
After
his discharge from the Navy, he attended the University of
Chattanooga on both a football and basketball scholarship.
Two years later, he entered UT Dental School in Memphis where
he finished first in his dental class.
Dr. Trundle
served as the team dentist for the University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga (formerly the University of Chattanooga) for
52 years, rarely missing a basketball or football game in
all those years. He worked with seven head football coaches
and five head basketball coaches. Through the years, he treated
more than 20,000 UC and UTC athletes.
A passionate
family man, Dr. Trundle also loved golf. There are many tales
of his play at the Chattanooga Golf and Country Club where
he was president several years. He also worked with the Tennessee
Junior Golf Program and devoted much time mentoring his granddaughter,
Beth Felts, with her golf career.
Dr. Trundle
served two years on the University of Tennessee Alumni Board
of Directors. He served as president of the Chattanooga Quarterback
Club, the UTC Alumni Association, and the Third District Dental
Society.
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