Inductees

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…

In 1976 David Cutcliffe took a job at Banks High School where he served as an assistant and later as the head coach. In 1982, he was hired as a…

Bill Dance, one of the world’s most famous fishermen, always planned to be a doctor like his father, grandfather and three other generations of Dances. Then, driving home one night…

Isabelle Daniels Holston was the last of nine siblings who nicknamed her “Tweety” for her high-pitched crying as an infant. Her father grew peanuts, cotton, and corn on his farm,…

What does Richard A. “Dick” Davies have in common with basketball greats Bill Bradley, Larry Brown, and Walt Hazzard? They are all members of a team which won the most…

At Drumright High School in Oklahoma, Leo James Davis Sr. laid the groundwork for an active career in athletics by lettering four years each in football, basketball, and baseball, as…

A native of Rutledge, Tennessee, A. W. Davis is truly one of the all-time greats in Volunteer basketball history. Most notably, he holds the distinction of being the first UT…

Antone Davis was one of the most dominant offensive linemen in University of Tennessee history and a cornerstone of the Volunteers’ success in the late 1980s. A native of Fort…

Charles Davis promised to come back. He vowed that if he ever made it to the NBA, he would return to the poor neighborhood in Nashville where he grew up,…

Charles Davis played defensive back for the University of Tennessee football team from 1982 to 1986. While at Tennessee, Davis earned a master’s degree in history. Davis went undrafted in…

One of the finest clay court tennis players ever to come out of the southeast, Nashville’s Joe Davis had a stellar competitive career which lasted over fifty years. He attended…

Kermit Davis is the all-time winningest coach in Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) men’s basketball history, building the Blue Raiders into one of the most respected mid-major programs in the…

Dr. Walter Strother Davis is considered “The Father of Athletics at Tennessee State University.” Looking at his career, the title becomes obvious. From 1943 to 1968 Dr. Davis laid the…

The late Coach William Fred DeLay approached every endeavor with integrity and compassion, and this, more than any victories, was his lasting legacy. Born in Tennessee, DeLay graduated from Massy…

Tony Delk is a 10-year NBA veteran, sports commentator, and entrepreneur. He was born in Covington, Tennessee and raised in Brownsville. He was born to Florence and Leslie Delk Sr….