Inductees
Throneberry, Marvin “Marvelous Marv”
Marv Throneberry is one of the greatest athletes ever to come out of West Tennessee. The Fisherville native was All-Memphis and all-state in football and baseball while playing at South…
Tillman, Bob
Nashville-born Bob Tillman was blessed with so much athletic ability; he wasn’t sure which sport appealed to him the most. Tillman graduated from Isaac Litton High School where he was…
Toney, Fred
Fred Toney set two records as a professional baseball pitcher which will never be broken. Perhaps a bold statement, but in this age of $100 million baseball contracts, where pitchers’…
Torbush, Carl
Carl Torbush was named head coach of the East Tennessee State University football program on June 21, 2013, and tasked with resurrecting a program that kicked off a new era in Fall…
Treadway, A. L. “John”
A. L. “John” Treadway, born in 1906, began his athletic career at Happy Valley High School in Carter County, where he lettered in basketball and baseball. No doubt he also…
Treadwell, George H.
George Treadwell loved and respected both the game of golf and its players. He expected you to play the game of golf, or the game of life, fairly, as he…
Trundle Sr., Dr. Frank
It has been written that Frank Trundle was a true class act. His legacy is well known in his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee where most who knew him called him…
Tucker, John Wade
John Wade Tucker – “Coach Tucker” to most – is known as a high school football coaching legend. After an amazing 43-year career, Tucker retired from coaching in 1997 as…
Turner, James R.
If you want something badly enough, you’ll keep at it. James R. Turner wanted to pitch in the major leagues. He played fourteen years in the minors before getting that…
Twitty, Conway
Conway Twitty’s family lived in a tiny town on the Mississippi River called Friars Point, a largely African-American settlement comprised of cotton patches and tenant farms. Next door lived an…
Tyree, George
“‘T’ is for Texas; ‘T’ is for Tennessee” could have been a song for George Tyree who was born at Dawson, Texas, in September 1905. He migrated to Tennessee after…
Valek, Kimberly Anne
Three-time first team All-American. Sewanee’s first female All-American. 4-time All-WIAC. Valek holds school records for rebounds–Career (1,083), seasons (326), and game (24). Valek holds records for points–Career (1,777) and season…
Van Huss, Walter “Buck”
As soon as Walter “Buck” Van Huss was big enough to play with the big boys, he joined in the backyard basketball games. Born in 1919 in Carter County, Tennessee,…
Varnell, Larry
It is difficult enough to reach the professional level in one sport, but Larry Varnell decided to go for two! The Adamsville, Tennessee, native attended Milligan College from 1935 to…
Varnell, Lon
Lon Vernell (1913-1991), a native of Adamsville, Tennessee, was described in the February 1969 issue of “Sports Illustrated” as being a “coach, Methodist minister, coal mine operator, car dealer, political…
Vollmer, Russell G.
One of the most pivotal moments in Russell Vollmer’s life came in 1956 at Fairview Junior High School in Memphis, when he was playing a football game as a ninth-grader….
Vowell, Graham “Little”
John “Graham” Vowell was born in 1895 near Martin, TN, where he attended McFerrin School. In 1913, Graham and his older brother, Morris, enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where…
Wade Jr., William James “Bill”
Nashville’s Bill Wade found success as a quarterback on every possible level. At Montgomery Bell Academy, he was Most Valuable Player in the Interscholastic League in 1946 and All-Nashville as…
Wade, Wallace
If you check the lineups of the very first Rose Bowl in 1907, you will find that Brown University started a guard by the name of Wallace Wade. He would…
Walker, David
Not every school can claim a living legend on its campus, but the students and faculty of East Tennessee State University can. David E. Walker, who most often answers to…