Justin Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100-meter dash at the 2004 summer Olympics; he also won one silver and one bronze medal in 2004. He attended UT from …
athletics
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Willie Gault attended UT in Knoxville from 1979 to 1983. He was a football All-America and also ran track. He played professional football, winning the Super Bowl with the Chicago …
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David H. Edgar (1975) was UT’s first Olympic gold medalist. He won the gold medal in 400-meter freestyle relays at the 1972 Olympics.
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Joetta Clark Diggs (1984) is a four-time track Olympian, competing in every outdoor USA Chmpionship and Olympic Trials from 1979 until 2000 and winning more than nine championships titles. She …
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Tamika Catchings (2001) of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Indiana Fever, was the 2002 WNBA rookie of the year. She was a four-time All-America as a Lady Vol. She won …
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Douglas Charles Brown (1974) was the first UT athlete to qualify for Olympic competition in 1972. He also competed in 1976 and qualified in 1980. As head track coach at …
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John Ward (1953) is the retired “Voice of the Vols,” who formerly broadcast Volunteer men’s basketball and football. He broadcast UT football for 31 seasons and basketball for 34 until …
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Heath Shuler (2001) is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina. He is a former quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers.
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Patty Wiegand Pitcher (1991) was a seven-time track and field All-America and a finalist for the 1991 NCAA Woman of the Year.
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John J. Michels was an All-America guard on the 1952 Volunteer football team. He played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and was an assistant coach with the Minnesota Vikings for …