Peyton Manning, who wore Number 16 as quarterback on the UT football team, donated $3.5 million to the Tennessee football program and the Peyton Manning Scholarship Endowment in April 2015. His gift honored two individuals, Gus Manning and Carmen Tegano. Gate 16 was named the Gus Manning Gate, honoring Gus Manning, age 91, who served … Continued
As part of the Phase III renovation of Neyland Stadium (2009–10), an amphitheater was created to provide for the Vol Network’s Kickoff Call-in Show. The amphitheater is used for general campus events at times other than home football games.
Gate 17 of Neyland Stadium (there are 26 gates in all) is designated as the Don Weller Gate. It is named for Chattanooga retired police officer Don Weller, who played one season on the UT freshman team before leaving UT to join the marine corps, where he served as a crew chief and .50 caliber … Continued
Harry S. Berry (UT trustee and state Works Progress Administration head) announced in November 1935 that WPA funds had been approved for construction of an armory at UT, which was to be combined into Neyland Stadium, adding approximately three thousand permanent seats to replace wooden bleachers on the west side of the stadium. (Section X … Continued
September 25, 2004: 109,061; Tennessee 30, Florida 28.
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At the 1984 Florida game, fans were first able to view big-screen instant relays from the game. A 20-foot by 30-foot screen was placed just behind the stands in the north end zone by Diamond Vision, the company responsible for large- screen units used during Super Bowls, the World Series, and events such as the … Continued
Robert Neyland, son of legendary football coach Robert Reese Neyland Jr., was captain of the 1953 UT swimming team. He also played football.
The bricks on the exterior of Neyland Stadium and at its “grand entrance” at Gate 21 were installed in 2010. There are 680,000 bricks.
Robert Reese Neyland attended Burleson Junior College in his hometown of Greenville, Texas, for a year and then transferred to Texas A&M for a year, studying engineering and playing baseball and other sports. He took the examination for appointment to West Point, and in 1912 Congressman Sam Rayburn appointed him to the US Military Academy. … Continued