JERRY CONNER—1950.

In football, he could run and pass with the very best. After moving here in his sophomore year, he played football for three years, being voted Most Outstanding Player his last two. For the undefeated team of 1949, he scored 123 points and personally accounted for 43 points in the 45-14 rout of Clinton. As a senior, he was selected to the All East Tennessee second team after scoring 20 touchdowns, a record that stood for 25 years. In basketball, he was selected All District his last 2 years and was Most Outstanding Player as he served as Captain his senior year. He was a 3 year letterman in baseball and played American Legion ball n the summer. He was recruited heavily and signed a scholarship to Carson Newman College where he earned seven letters playing football and baseball. He led the baseball team in batting average three seasons. He received the Master of Divinity Degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and served in the Presbytarian Church for a half century. He was elected as a charter member to the Hall of Fame in 1970.