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Former UT quarterback and baseball player Condredge Holloway.
Condredge Holloway is heading back into the national spotlight.
The legendary Tennessee quarterback will play a significant role in ESPN's year-long initiative to break down what is widely considered the most important position in sports, which will include a one-hour documentary with country music star Kenny Chesney.
The network will launch its "Year of the Quarterback" tonight with a feature on former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, but the attention will shift to the Vols and Holloway next month when "The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story" is aired on Feb. 20 at 8 p.m.
Now an assistant athletic director for player relations at UT, Holloway remains one of the more celebrated players in school history after leading the program to three bowl games in three seasons as its first black starter, winning 25 games and setting a record by throwing just 12 interceptions in 407 attempts.
He later played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League before returning to Knoxville to earn his degree and has spent 13 more years working in the athletic department behind the scenes.
Next month, he'll be front and center again.
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Comments » 38
xx5vegasxx writes:
WOW!!! I am impressed. A very positive sounding article. Adams obviously didn't write it since it says KNS staff. Good job to whomever did it.
rudydog1#205592 writes:
Can't wait to see the program. I was an undergraduate when Condredge Holloway was quarterback. He always handeled himself with class and dignity dispite all the abuse which came his way. He is a great ambassador for our University.
CarlChilders writes:
I'll never forget hearing John Ward announcing that play where he broke 6 tackles for a score.
NO_DIGGITY writes:
Here is the Video of that play with no Sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0iFQ...
skm writes:
i believe mr. holloway was also the very first african american qb in the sec. a great story!
rockytop4ever writes:
Im glad to see him get the recognition he deserves. I never got the chance to see him on the field but I have met him a few times on campus and he is a stand up guy and a great ambassador of UT sports. Congrats to Mr. Holloway.
tnsportsman writes:
Yes Condredge was the first African American QB in the SEC! I was there then and Condredge was AWESOME, THE BEST OF THAT TIME!
Great that ESPN is doing this story on Condredge!
GO VOLS, WE ARE UT!
RoadTrip writes:
I agree wallandhiker. Sometimes it takes awhile for a true trailblazer to receive the recognition that's due him. So it is with Condredge. Thanks for the memories, Condredge, you gave your all for Tennessee and we appreciate it.
rockytopatl writes:
Which is the reason ESPN is doing the show.
BradleyJKinkaid writes:
Could he be next AD at UT?
Derelict_My_Vols_Cap_i_tan writes:
That looked like 7 broken tackles to me!?!?!
Volfan1 writes:
If freshmen would have been elgible in his day, he would have been the starter on the 10-2 team that had EVERYTHING but a QB. That was the year we beat Penn State with Bobby Majors, Conrad Graham, Jackie Walker, Curt Watson, etc.
I would have LOVED to seen him with that team...12-0 would have been possible.
tmartin writes:
What the phooey does kenny chesney have to do with this? Other than being a sell out and a Tebowite.
NO_DIGGITY writes:
Ole Kenny was the one that went to ESPN with the Idea for this story. If you watch the Boys of Summer he goes in depth about how Condredge was his hero growing up. Not much of a Fan of Kenny, but I do like that he helped get the story of Condredge out there.
NO_DIGGITY writes:
My Bad, "The Boys Of Fall", the documentary Ole Kenny produced for ESPN.
mtowntim writes:
Suweeeeeet!!
BobbyGraham writes:
i wouldn't be surprised if Chesney showed up on the Auburn sideline at the National Championship game. What a sell out.
give_him_6 writes:
Congrats to great Vol! And an even better person!!!
spacehistorian writes:
This is great recognition for Holloway and the University. It is also quite interesting to see how far we have come as a society from when having a black QB was such a unique and groundbreaking event. I don't remember much being made of Tee Martin's skin color when he led our Vols to the National Championship in 1998. This should be an interesting episode in ESPN's new series on QBs.
Rich_Is_Re-born writes:
I wondered that. With all the Fulmer for AD talk it's almost as if CH has worked his way up and waited his turn if it were to open up.
eanderson#655202 writes:
Another great movie about UT football is Unconquered, but I have tried in vain to get a copy. Made in 1989. Anyone know where to get a copy?
dead_vol_foul (Inactive) writes:
Impossible not to love condredge.
The man broke a LOT of color barriers with more than just his ability.
Those are some of my favorite teams:
condredge, stanley morgan, larry seivers
vol88 writes:
Thank you No. 7!
Tau_of_Tennessee writes:
I don't you expect Kenny to limit his market to UT fans. He makes no bones about being a UT fan but his mixing with other schools in the south is good for him and good for UT.
I hope they make The Color Orange available for sell like the ESPN 30 for 30 deals.
peerlessvolfan writes:
Hey, me, too! and I couldn't agree more with your post.
rockytopatl writes:
I thought Condredge's greatest play was the two-point conversion we had to have to beat Clemson in 1974. He went back to pass, was pressured and began to scramble. The play seemed to take forever. He finally threw the ball from about the 30 yard line. My old high schoolmate Larry Seivers went up high in the back of the south endzone to snag it. Tennessee 29, Clemson 28. A classic I will never forget.
jimbo37918 writes:
Bobby Scott is the first QB I can remember growing up but when Condredge hit the field that was all Guts and Glory every time he played I was a kid at the UT vs UCLA game and saw the TD that tied the game.Hell yea name Condredge A.D. tommorow.He is a true VOLUNTEER.
RollTideJoe writes:
Now, will you folks let it go saying ESPN hates your Vols?
richvol writes:
Condredge was an amazing basketball player at the aquatic center courts and was the best shortstop in the SEC as well. A tremendous athlete and a genuinely humble,nice guy.
gnm53108 writes:
A great example of what can happen when an al boy escapes.
Congrats Condredge.Much deserved.
arkyvol writes:
i was in law school at u.t. during the holloway era and his exploits are fond memories. in 71, the varsity had everything but a q.b. freshmen like holloway weren't allowed to play in those days, but everyone had heard of this 'colored' q.b. i believe the freshman squad may have set the all time record for attendance that year.
i also remember when chris sims reneged on his commitment to u.t., claiming that he didn't like the racial atmosphere in knoxville. that was stunning considering that holloway was playing q.b. for the vols nearly a decade before he was born. we also had a black captain around that time. inasmuch as simms turned out to be a phenomenal bust at texas, that mecca of racial tolerance, i no longer begrudge his insult.
EMBuckles writes:
I remember being in awe of Holloway and one thing I especially remember is that he couldn't seem to go long without getting he jersey torn. Seemed like he was always running around with a torn jersey, ha, ha! Great player! I'll look forward to the ESPN program!
illinoisvolfan writes:
I remember reading a story about Condredge playing ping pong with Coach Bill Battle and to the surprise of everyone, Battle beat him. When someone asked Holloway about it he said something to the effect of it wasn't cool to beat the head coach. Battle told him to get back to the table immediately. Condredge won the rematch 21-5.
Ayres_Hall writes:
Okay, I'm giving Kenny Chesney a break. He is a hugh Volunteer fan and has been his whole life(but not a alumnus). His "Boys of Fall" documentary on ESPN was outstanding where he gives UT as well as some in-state high schools plenty of exposure. And now, the Holloway documentary. So you can't question his loyalty.
On the other hand, he is a major-league jock sniffer who loves to ride the band-wagon.
gillblog writes:
Many thanks for that link, NO_ !
I have been searching for one of those clips with sound for quite a while. Audio clips of JW are out there, but it would be great to see and hear.
NO_DIGGITY writes:
Here is another Video of Condredge in the Famous UCLA game in 1974. Condredge was taken to the Hospital just before Halftime in that game. The video starts with him running back on the field from The Tunnel, Keith Jackson has the Play by Play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1WgL...
volhome writes:
Actually, ESPN does not hate UT. They are just completely responsible for Peyton not receiving that award that he earned. You know, the one that a Tider got for the first time last year?
BigVolinCarolina writes:
I concur! Chris Simms' rationale for not attending the real UT never really made sense in light of our history (and current lineup) at that particular time.
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