Inductees

Chandra Cheeseborough’s first exposure to the track program at Tennessee State University and Coach Ed Temple came during her junior year in high school. Growing up in Jacksonville, Fla, Chandra…

Elbert Olney “Bowser” Chest officiated his first basketball game as an eighteen-year-old Hume-Fogg High School student; some thirty years later, in 1953, he worked his final college game, an Auburn-Alabama…

“Gentleman, scholar, athlete.” No other phrase seems as appropriate in describing former Tennessee and NFL standout, Ed Cifers. The talented Kingsport native was the first player east of Knoxville to…

It’s hard enough to be considered great in one sport, let alone two. Robert Gale Cifers was a standout in both football and track & field. A native of Kingsport,…

When Charles M. Clement passed away in 1976 at the age of seventy-seven, he was listed in the Greenville, South Carolina, telephone directory as “Foots Clement.” His size fourteen shoes…

Chad Clifton, a native of Martin, TN, was an all-around athlete at Westview High School, lettering four times in football and three times in basketball. In his senior football season, he was named…

There were shining stars aplenty during southern football’s climb to national prominence in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Josh Cody, a 225-pound, slashing tackler and blocker for…

Mike Cody, a lawyer by profession, has been involved with athletics throughout his life. A graduate of Memphis East High School, he captained Mustang basketball and track teams. Following graduation,…

A native of Shelbyville, Tennessee, Charlie Coffey came to the University of Tennessee to play football for General Robert Neyland. While at UT he played guard for the Vols, lettered…

Praised by General Robert Neyland for his toughness, Leonard Coffman was the fearless fullback on some of the best football teams that ever wore UT orange. Neyland, who judged fullbacks…

Jimmy Cole grew up in Memphis starring in every sport at Messick High School. During his high school career, Jimmy earned 14 varsity letters in football, basketball baseball and track….

The 2021 season is the 19th as head coach at Vanderbilt for Tim Corbin. During his tenure Corbin has turned the Commodores into a national power, leading Vanderbilt to two…

Gone are the days of three-sport collegiate athletes. At the University of Mississippi, one can trace the end of that era to the year 1956, when senior Eddie Crawford, a…

Terry Crisp is from Parry Sound, Ontario and had a shining career as an NHL player and head coach before becoming the beloved sports analyst for the Nashville Predators he’s…

Now in her 25th year at the University of Tennessee, Joan Cronan is Women’s Athletic Director for one of the most visible and respected programs in the country. She strives…

John Cropp was born in Montana in 1939. He moved to South Dakota when he was 9. His father, Reverend Albert H. Cropp, was a missionary to the American Indians….

A native of Knoxville, Kyle “Buddy” Cruze was one of the state’s all time premier high school athletes. He played for Knoxville High School and East High School and lettered…

Bob Cummings was born on a strawberry farm in Portland, Tennessee, but his first love was playing football. He was the starting center for the Portland High Panthers, and after…

Mike Curb has been active for most of his adult life in motorsports. Curb has won over 500 races in 40 different motorsports series and has won over 25 championships…

A “stalwart” of the 1915 Vanderbilt football team, Irby Rice “Rabbit” Curry made the offense and the scoreboard whirl. As quarterback for the Commodores, Curry earned a second nickname, “Spirit…