Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said Sunday night that he will miss his Tuesday news conference and perhaps practice later in the day to attend the funeral of a family friend, Skip Carr, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
“I can count on one hand the times that I’ve missed practice in 30 years for anything,” Fulmer said. “I’m certain my friend would understand if I didn’t go. But I need to be there for my wife and for my children.”
Fulmer described Carr, 64, as “a great friend and a great mentor,” died Friday of a heart attack.
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Comments » 27
MrBamSeydu writes:
Sorry to hear about that.
Let's try to be civil with our comments regarding this issue fellas.
cdonsbach writes:
Go be with friends and family, coach. Sorry to hear about your the loss of your friend.
cdonsbach writes:
*extraneous "your"
I_Sweat_Orange writes:
No problem coach.
FAITH
FAMILY
FOOTBALL
We will pray for your family as well as theirs !!!
chrisw2967 writes:
Its the right thing , its more important than football at this time.
kwvolsfan writes:
Peace be with you, your family, and the Carr's family in this time of loss. Our thoughts and pray's go out to you.
Vol_N_Texas writes:
Sorry for your loss coach. You and your family will be in my prayers. God Bless You and Go Vols!
shipperman#280095 writes:
You are exactly right my friend. Let us pray for the family and freinds of this man.
dburgvolfan writes:
This upholds everything (even the rumors) I've ever heard about Coach Fulmer, the person. Seems in life, he continues to make the right decisions. Our prayers are with you and all involved.
GreerVol22 writes:
...one less day to evaluate the QB situation...but despite that tacky comment it's the right decision none the less.
txvolsfan writes:
Real Classy Dothan!!!
ktemaque1 writes:
I'm sorry for your loss, coach. May God bear you and your family safely there and back again.
WVVOLFAN writes:
not funny in this situation dothan
Gustoly writes:
The loss of a good friend and paying respect to that person takes priority over most anything I can think of. Your place is in Florida.
94VOL writes:
Being with your family is the right thing to do.
Go take care of business and come back and turn this thing around!
joebomb writes:
Sorry to hear about your loss and my prayers will be with you and your family. Take all the time you need.
mgraham65 writes:
I wish we had as many positive comments about this story as negative comments about our QB/Coaching situation.
God bless your family, as well as that of your friend's, Coach Fulmer. We'll see you on the field later in the week.
VOLFTBL writes:
Coach Fulmer it is important that you be there for your family and your friend's family. God Bless.
firefulmer (Inactive) writes:
Not meaning disrespect to the deceased, but I hope Fulmer stays in Florida. Since he will be gone, I bet the practice will be the best we've had in years. Maybe a little improvement will be made!!
tennvols1 writes:
GREAT POST , READ IT AND THAT IS TRULY WHAT WE ALL NEED TO HAVE IN OUR FIRST TWO IN OUR LIFES ,
UTTuba writes:
This is one reason I hate to see Fulmer fail on the field. Hes such a great uy and just an overall good person. UT may end up with a better football coach but will never have a coach that cares as much for this university and is just an overall good person.
MillisaAnn writes:
The Carr family has my prayers.
txvolsfan writes:
I'm glad all our fans don't have your lack of class
Dothan.
xvolx writes:
the dead in christ are raised first. sorry for your loss.
Madkels writes:
I agree with showing respect and I know going to the funeral is the right thing to do. But on the lighter side, I'll pay the airfare as long as it's not a roundtrip ticket.
Madkels writes:
B4 you all condemn me, I do feel for the Carr family and know that Fulmer is a class act. So save your condemnations, please!
BigOrangeVol writes:
Condolences to the Carr family as well as the Fulmer's. Carr was the chairman, president and chief executive of Cornerstone Community Bank in St. Petersburg. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather as well as a devout Christian.
Once again we have infantile posters that show their asinine and classless nature. By the way, the word is “pompous” not pompass. Maybe utilizing words you can spell and comprehend their meaning would be advisable so you don’t look like a absolute moron.
"Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt". – 17th Century English novelist, George Eliot.
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