Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will examine how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the University of Tennessee’s Athletic Hall of Fame has announced eight new member who comprise the Class of 2025.

The inductees are:

Eric Berry, Football, 2007-09.  Berry was the first and only two-time Unanimous All-American in Volunteers history, and was the 2009 Jim Thorpe Award winner.  A three-time All-SEC Selection, Berry won the 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Year and the 2008 & 2009 Jack Tatum Award winner.  At Tennessee he recorded 14 Interceptions, and went on to have a very successful professional career with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jenny Connolly, Women’s Swimming & Diving, 2009-12.  Connolly compiled 14 SEC Medals and 5 NCAA Medals and is one of the most successful backstroke and butterfly swimmers in Tennessee history.

A.W. Davis, Men’s Basketball, 1962-65.  Davis was a two-time All-SEC Selection, and would later serve Tennessee as a Coach and then an Analyst.

Mike Masters, Men’s Swimming & Diving, 1985-88.  Masters was a 12-time All-American, two-time SEC Champions and won the Bronze in the 1987 100m Freestyle.

Lauryn McCalley, Women’s Swimming & Diving, 2001-05.  McCauley won the 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year and was a five-time All-American diver. 

Lindsay Schutzler, Softball, 2004-07.  A three-time All-American, Schutzler hold the school record for Hits (362), Triples (20), At-Bats (946) and Games Played (296).  She led the Lady Vols to their first Women’s College World Series appearance.

Mike Sposa, Men’s Golf, 1988-91.  A two-time All-SEC Selection, Sposa was the third Volunteer to win the individual SEC Title.

Tony White, Men’s Basketball, 1983-87.  White is the only player in Volunteer history to lead the team in scoring and holds the single-game record for points (51) in school history.

The event will take place on April 11-12 this year.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the impending members of the University of Tennessee Athletic Hall of Fame.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dale Ellis was a great shooter, although we don’t think the Basketball Hall of Fame likes shooters.  His 19,000 career points and sixth position all time in three pointers easily gets him on this list.  Quite simply, he was a great shooter at Tennessee, he was a great shooter in Milwaukee and he was a great shooter in Seattle.  Oh and did we mention that he played forever?