Inductees

Margaret Matthews Wilburn realized her dream of standing on the Olympic podium wearing a medal around her neck when this world-class track athlete and three of her TSU Tigerbelle teammates…

A native of Aurora, Ill., John Mauer lost both parents by the age of 13 and was raised by a sister. With the support of a local businessman, John attended…

Early Maxwell gave so much to Tennessee sports throughout his sixty-one years. Whether as an athlete, sports writer, promoter, manager, or publicist, he always gave his all. Born in 1905…

Glenn McCadams was born in Huntingdon, Tenn., and his love for football began early in his life.  A graduate of Huntingdon High School, he played football until several injuries ended…

All little-leaguers dream of someday playing in the majors. They envision themselves hitting homers as the announcer yells: “Going… Going… That ball is outta here!” As a kid, Tim McCarver…

It was 1968, and the University of Tennessee’s Volunteers were playing their first game on artificial turf, dubbed “Doug’s Rug” for Vols Head Coach Doug Dickey. Tennessee vs. Georgia was…

Theodore “The Hound” McClain led Nashville’s Pearl High School basketball team to a 31-2 record during the first year that segregated schools for black students were allowed to participate in…

Darris McCord played football at the University of Tennessee from 1952 to 1954 and saw the end of the General Neyland era, finishing his collegiate days on the gridiron under…

In a small-town gym in northwest Tennessee, Ashley McElhiney started as a pee-wee player in the second grade and never looked back. Her skills were advanced and her grit unmatched….

General Bob Neyland, the revered head coach of some of the greatest teams ever produced at the University of Tennessee, said of Gene McEver: “[He] is probably the greatest football…

Dan McGugin coached at Vanderbilt thirty years in two terms, 1904-1917 and 1919-1934. In 1918 he served in the U.S. Army. His record was 197-55-19, earning him a place in…

“The people who ran for me ran simply because they loved the sport.” These words from Tennessee State University’s venerated track and field coach, Edward Temple, are certainly true for…

In this day and age of such specialized skills in the NFL, it is hard to remember when individual athletes played both offense and defense. William Patrick (Pat) McHugh was…

Reginald McKenzie Sr. was an all-state linebacker, a four-sport letterman and 1981 class valedictorian of Knoxville’s Austin-East High School.  McKenzie was recruited as a linebacker for the University of Tennessee….

Raleigh McKenzie attended Austin-East High School in Knoxville, where he played both linebacker and offensive line from 1977-80.  McKenzie was named the 11th-best recruit in Tennessee by the Knoxville News…

In the world of college basketball, Coach John B. McLendon Jr. is truly a legend. Credited as being the inventor of the fast break, McLendon led a campaign to integrate…

Mt. Olive, Mississippi, became a football recruiting hotspot the fall of 1990. Mt. Olive had a future star on its roster: Steve McNair. McNair was recruited heavily all over the…

Raised in Nashville and a graduate of Hillsboro High School, Meadors made the decision in the seventh grade that her future was coaching women’s basketball. She attended Middle Tennessee State…

How’s this for a monumental task – try building excitement as head basketball coach at a university where most fans thought the only sport ever invented was football. Enter Ray…

Julius “Chuck” Meriwether, a native of Nashville, is a graduate of Father Ryan High School. Meriwether attended Martin Methodist College and received his Bachelors’ degree in Health and Physical Education…