HARRY WILKERSON-1958

His athletic abilities earned him 12 letters at LCHS, playing football, basketball and baseball. In addition to his duties as quarterback and defensive back, “Cornbread” also kicked extra points and field goals and even drop kicked a field goal against Maryville. He was a member of the 1955 State Tournament basketball team that finished fourth and was a starting guard on the 1958 State Championship team that finished the season 33-2, making honorable mention All State. He played first base in baseball. A scholarship football played at Tennessee Tech, he also played tennis. He coached football at Copper Hill and coached basketball for 13 years at McMinn High with a record of 279-173 which included 6 District Champions, 6 Regionals and 4 Sub-State appearances. He retired in 1999 and went fishin’. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973.