Inductees

Being the eighth of nine children was probably a fertile training ground for Turney Ford. The Gordonsville High School star football, basketball, and baseball player and later legendary prep school…

Bob Foxx could do it all as an athlete, but is probably best remembered for his gridiron heroics on some of the most famous University of Tennessee Volunteer teams in…

One of the University of Tennessee’s greatest running backs, “Hank” Lauricella was one of the fabled single-wing tailbacks who played under General Robert R. Neyland. Playing from 1949 to 1951,…

Phillip Fulmer spent 16 seasons as head coach of the Tennessee Vols and has a long list of accomplishments that have placed him in the top ranks of his profession….

A native of East Tennessee, Ann Baker (Furrow) was the first “Lady” Vol golfer, playing on the men’s team at UT in 1964 and 1965 (25 years before golf was…

The only appropriate word to describe what Dayton, Tennessee, native Jake Gaither accomplished in his twenty-five years as head football coach at Florida A&M is: DYNASTY. Of those twenty-five years…

Although he was a self-proclaimed “bench-warmer” in football at the University of Virginia, Wirt Henry Gammon was nothing less than a star as a sportswriter and editor for the “Chattanooga…

A native of Rutledge, TN, Phil Garner transferred to Bearden High School in Knoxville in order to participate in the schools more complete athletic program. The move paid off and…

“Buster” Ramsey is one of the most accomplished football players to ever come out of East Tennessee. An all-state and All-Southern guard at Knoxville High in 1938, Ramsey went on…

Willie Gault was born in Griffin, Georgia, where he played football and ran track at Griffin High School.  Highly recruited as a dual sport athlete, he chose the University of Tennessee for its…

It may be going too far to say that golf saved Mrs. Dave Gaut’s life, but little Marguerite, who was a frail ninety-five pounds, took up the sport in 1911,…

Some people are born to coach. Others are born to contribute behind the scenes. Tennessee State University’s Howard Gentry was one of those rare people born to do both. The…

A Nashvillian through and through, Charles “Willie” Geny attended Father Ryan High School, where he lettered in football and basketball from 1930 to 1932 and was captain of both sports…

Eddie George attended Ohio State University. During the 1995 season, as a senior, George rushed for a school record 1, 927 yards and 24 touchdowns.One of his best performances of…

Gill Gideon could easily have quit while he was ahead. He could have stayed on as coach and athletic administrator at high schools in Lexington and Jackson, where he had…

Gilbert was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and still makes his home there with his wife Judy. His father started him in golf at the age of 13 and…

Larry Gilbert played baseball before McGuire hit seventy or Maris hit sixty-one, before Williams batted .400 or Ruth “built” Yankee Stadium. Gilbert played on the “Miracle” Boston Braves of 1914,…

Bettye L. Giles, an outstanding leader and administrator in women’s intercollegiate athletics and physical education was on of the founders of the Tennessee College Women’s Sports Federation that was formed…

One  of  the most popular singers in modern country music, Vince Gill has a love  for  country  music,  top-notch  songwriting,  and world-class guitar playing,  all  wrapped  in  a  warm  tenor …

Joe Gilliam was an All-American quarterback at Tennessee State University between 1969 and 1972 who led his team to a 39-3 record and two Black College National Championships in 1970…