by design | Dec 29, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly The last weeks of December 1969 constituted significant moments in the history of Tennessee football. If you’re so inclined, cast a glance toward North Florida and remember how things transpired. The final game of the Doug Dickey coaching era in...
by design | Dec 22, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Knoxville pharmacist Earl C. Hudson (June 17, 1926 – June 24, 2017) had an eventful life over the course of his 91 years and seven days. He was totally dedicated to his family, his church, his community, his chosen profession of pharmacy, and his life...
by design | Dec 15, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, traveling to various venues on the SEC basketball circuit was not for the faint of heart. In earlier years, it was a tough task, night-in and night-out, 18 games played home-and-home. Things haven’t changed very much today. Making the...
by design | Dec 8, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Over the years, there has been a distinct tendency for Americans to remember with great precision where they were when major world events took place. They might recall the assassinations of President Kennedy in 1963, Bobby Kennedy and Dr. Martin...
by design | Dec 1, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Winning in someone else’s stadium’ By Tom Mattingly In a lifetime of watching or writing about sports, there’s occasionally something special happening under your nose, and, if you’re not careful, you might miss it. That would really be unfortunate....
by design | Nov 24, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘One of those oddities that worked, like throwing the dice and winning’ By Tom Mattingly When Allen Spain, who has an amazing collection of Tennessee “stuff,” recently sent a videotape of the ABC broadcast of the 1968 Georgia and Alabama games, it brought...
