As many of you know, my dad was quite the football player in high school. "The Legend," as some even like to call him:). When he was a senior in high school, he was recruited to come play at the University of Tennessee. I think he was impressed by their recruiting techniques:
Here is "The Legend" playing for UT against Notre Dame on November 11, 1972.
A couple of years later, dad decided to take a red shirt and transfer to Western Kentucky University to be a Hilltopper. He was on the team that became the OVC Champions in 1975 and the NCAA National Runners Up, losing to Northern Michigan 16-14.
If you are looking for Billy above, he is fourth row up, third from the right. His face is being partially covered by the guy in front's mini 'fro. Gotta love the 70's!
Some of the team members during the 1995 20th WKU reunion. Dad is the one 'staching in the back row.
Dad goes to all of the UT home games. He seriously LOVES the Vols. Since last year, I have been asking him which team exactly he will be cheering for during the 2009 season opener. I joked that he should have a double sided jersey made. He said he was going to wear a UT shirt and a WKU hat:). I guess we will find out today who he really loves more, although I know he will be torn! As for the people at my house, well, we are not torn:
Cade loves Rocky Top!
Emmy too!
Mini Vols
Cade loves Rocky Top!
Emmy too!
Mini Vols
5 comments:
What a great story! Emmy is such a cutie! And, of course, so is Cade! :) GO VOLS!
Cade and Emmy make adorable "mini Vols!"
Kelly--where did you get those shirts made? They are adorable!!
I didn't know that story! Pretty Cool! I hope he cheered for the VOLS! It wouldn't have done much good for WKU! It was a great start to the season! I love the shirts and the kiddos are precious:-)
i didn't know that story! i did one little T-O-P-S cheer before the game & that was all she wrote!
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