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The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame owes Bernie Moore a unique debt: he was the organization’s first president. Moore undertook the presidency after retiring to Winchester, Tennessee, from a life… 5p643z

Considered one of the founding fathers of what is now known as the Bristol Motor Speedway, Carl R. Moore was certainly a force to be reckoned with for Bristol, Tennessee….

Horace Moore may hold a record for number of varsity sports coached on the collegiate level. During his thirty-two years at Sewanee, he coached football, track, tennis, golf, and wrestling….

James W. “Jimmy” Moore was born on a small farm near Bemis, Tennessee. He earned an athletic scholarship to Union University, where he starred in basketball and baseball. At the…

A native of South Carolina, Stanley Morgan ed the University of Tennessee football program in 1973. While at Tennessee, he was voted All-Southeastern Conference in 1974 and 1976. The versatile…

Hal Morrison has written his name indelibly into the athletic records of East Tennessee State University both as a player and a coach in a career which spanned over three…

Few men have impacted college football so profoundly as both player and coach as has the great Ray Morrison. A gritty little quarterback who led the Vanderbilt Commodores from 1908…

For the better part of a decade, Ed Murphey was a force to be reckoned with on the track. In the mid 1950s, this lightning-speed UT track and cross country…

Throughout his prestigious career as player, coach, and eventually athletic director, Billy J. Murphy was one of the most respected figures in the athletic community, not only locally, but also…

Perhaps no one person has had as much influence on Middle Tennessee State University’s athletics as Charles “Bubber” Murphy. As a player, coach and ultimately, athletic director, his contributions to…

Roger Murray Sr. played football at Annapolis in the days when Army and Navy were two of the best teams in the nation. Born at Jackson, Tennessee, in 1898, Murray…

Sure, Ruffner P. Murray coached the Memphis Central High basketball team to four city prep league championships from 1938 through 1952. And it’s true that his baseball teams were also…

The Eastmoor High School product out of Columbus, Ohio played for University of Tennessee Football Hall of Fame coach, Doug Dickey. Naumoff was an integral member of the Vols football…

Lloyd Neal is one of the most talented Tennessee basketball players to ever enter the NBA. Neal grew up in Talbotton, Georgia, and began his basketball career as a junior…

Anyone playing high school volleyball today, no doubt has heard the name Catherine Neely. She was, and continues to be, a major force in raising awareness and popularity in the…

When a man toils for forty years within the ranks of collegiate coaching, it is a credit if he leaves the profession with the deepest respect of his peers. Jess…

Born in Athens, Alabama, Andy Nelson was a four-sport athlete at Athens High School playing football, basketball, track and baseball, serving as co-captain of the 1951 team and winning letters…

“He was a true citizen of the wide world of sports, but his heart was always in Tennessee.” So said sportswriter “Buck” Johnson of the legendary sportscaster, Lindsey Nelson. If…

The titan of Tennessee, Robert R. Neyland ranks high on the all-time list of winning coaches. In a twenty-one-year career at the helm of the Volunteers, he posted a 173-31-12…

Tom Nix has had a profound influence on the youth of Memphis since 1951. The native of Oma, Mississippi, earned his B.S. at Memphis State University, where he was an…