KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 29: A general view of Neyland Stadium during the South Carolina Gamecocks game against the Tennessee Volunteers on October 29, 2011 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
No other legend spanned so many eras of the Tennessee football Volunteers.
When it comes to telling the story of Tennessee football, there are two distinct parts of its history. The first is the dynasty that existed during the Robert Neyland years and all three of his stints, back when the program ran the single-wing, college football was hyperlocal and southern schools were still segregated.