Inductees

A native of Knoxville, TN, Tim Irwin grew up following Big Orange football, so it came as no surprise when offered an opportunity to play for Tennessee, he jumped at…

Heidi Gillingham was one of those rare athletes who could help raise a basketball program to the next level. This outstanding Vanderbilt center was the recipient of numerous honors and…

Hunter Jackson’s officiating career spanned five decades and every level of football from high school to the pros. He joins his father, S. D. Jackson, in the Tennessee Sports Hall…

Samuel Dorsey Jackson’s love affair with sports had its beginning in a small schoolhouse in Mountain City, Tennessee, where as a little boy he was the catcher on the baseball…

Tim Jackson’s 30 year golf career is defined by global greens, national records, hometown loyalty and old fashioned fun. His career is highlighted by top prizes at the 1994 and…

James Earl Wright is often referred to as Memphis State University’s “Golden Boy,” and many still feel he is the greatest quarterback to ever play for the Blue and Gray….

Mary Lou Johns is a pioneer in women’s college basketball, and the first head coach of the University of Memphis women’s basketball team. She is the program’s winningest head coach…

John Harry Johnsey Jr., known to all as “Harry,” lived a life of which to be proud. As impressive as were his on-the-field exploits, Johnsey was, more importantly, a true…

Long before Pat Summitt arrived as coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols, this part of the state already had developed a reputation for playing good women’s basketball. That…

Best known for his popular column, “The Buck Stops Here,” in “The Chattanooga Times,” “Buck” Johnson has been a lifelong booster of athletics as a participant, coach, and finally as…

Few athletes possess Chris Johnson’s electrifying speed and game-changing ability. Born in Orlando, Florida, Johnson showcased his athletic process early on, excelling in both football and track at Olympia High…

 Can a University of Tennessee alumnus become an SEC football and basketball official and remain impartial to his alma mater? Harold Franklin Johnson did just that, and although his blood…

He’s been called a “sideline legend.” And some say Jerry Johnson teaches “old school” basketball. In fact, Johnson learned the game from John McClendon who learned it from James Naismith,…

Born in 1908 at Crossville, Tennessee, Joseph Laurent Johnson began his athletic career at Central High School in Waverly, Tennessee, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball for three…

Louis B. “Farmer” Johnson coached the University of Tennessee linemen from 1949 through 1954. He joined the Vol staff after producing one of the best lines in the country for…

He joined “The Tennessean” as a copy boy in 1918 and retired as sports editor in 1970. In between, Raymond Johnson built a monumental career as a sportswriter and editor….

Reginald “Reggie” Johnson, Sr, is a three-time World Basketball Champion, humanitarian and founder and CEO of R Johnson Community Services, Incorporation. Johnson is known for using his God-given talent of…

One would be hard pressed to find any flaws in Bob Johnson’s career as a student and as an athlete. A two-time consensus All-American, honor student, and member of the…

Luckily for us, Sadie Galloway Johnson never believed that a black woman in the 1930s could not educate herself and have a proud and respected career. A champion for the…

Whether he was battling SEC opponents on the gridiron, cheering Volunteer teams from the stands, or working behind the scenes for the betterment of Tennessee athletics, Bill Johnson of Sparta,…