Inductees

Born in Bruceton, Tennessee, Willis attended Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School, where he was a two-time All-State selection, Regional Most Valuable Player, and West Tennessee Player of the Year. He…

Al Wilson, a native of Jackson TN, was a standout athlete competing in football, basketball and track at Jackson Central-Merry High School. Wilson excelled in football, playing linebacker on defense…

Accomplishments in the sports world by Tennesseans have not been confined only to the field, the court, or the diamond. Some of the great individuals in Tennessee sporting history have…

Throughout the past four decades, the name Betty Wiseman has become synonymous with Belmont University and women’s basketball. A native of Portland, Tennessee, Wiseman put together a standout prep career…

Nicknamed “the Tractor” by former Commodore Head Coach George MacIntyre, Will Wolford is regarded as the finest offensive lineman in Vanderbilt’s modern-day history. Wolford, who played left guard and right…

Valedictorian of his class and captain of the Virginia high school state football champions, Star Wood went to play for Coach Steve Lacy at Milligan College. A winner on the…

1990 was a very good year for Vanderbilt basketball player Wendy Scholtens. She was selected to the Kodak and U.S. Basketball Writer’s All-American teams. But those were not the only…

Bob Woodruff has had one steady companion in his various careers as player, coach, and administrator: success. Woodruff left Georgia in 1935 to enroll at UT, where he was a…

Tommy Woods was one of the greatest basketball players to ever wear the Blue and Gold of ETSU – particularly as a defender and rebounder. But there was much more…

Affectionately referred to as “Joe Bird” by Vanderbilt athletes, Joe Worden enters the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame as one of the most respected and beloved staff members in the…

Luke Worsham, born in Birmingham, Alabama, lived an inspiring life and touched countless students in his career as a teacher and coach. Worsham was a World War II Army veteran…

From the day he hit a last-second basket for an overtime victory in a state high school basketball tournament, Bill Wright became a fixture in sports page headlines as a…

Burnis “Wild Bill” Wright was born in Milan, TN in 1914. He played baseball for the Gibson County Buffaloes school team. In 1932, at the young age of 18, Wright…

In the fall of 1935, Bowden Wyatt reported to Knoxville, fulfilling his schoolboy ambition for playing football at the University of Tennessee under General Bob Neyland. This he did, and…

Frank Wycheck was born October 14, 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a former tight end in the National Football League. Drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL…

Born and raised in Jonesville, South Carolina, Jim Youngblood is arguably the best football player to ever play for Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville. After being named all-conference in three…