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Remembering the First Tennessee Football Game

by Tom Mattingly | Aug 2, 2020 | Columnist, Mattingly, Stories In This Week's Focus:

By Tom Mattingly Does anybody in the reading audience remember the first time they went to a game at Shields-Watkins Field or, after the 1962 Alabama game, Neyland Stadium? For me, the day was Oct. 5, 1957, when the Vols squared off against Mississippi State. Kickoff...
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