Want to know just how toasty the hot seat has gotten for
Phillip Fulmer in Knoxville? Several former Tennessee lettermen came together to run an ad in Friday's edition of the
Knoxville News-Sentinel. A full reproduction is
available on the GoVolsXtra.com website, but the meat of the letter says:
We are proud that Coach Fulmer is the head football coach of our [sic] team.
We're glad that he leads and teaches the young men in our program. For some of us, those young men include our sons and other family members. He is what we want our children to be, and what we work to be more like every day of our lives.
The skills necessary to be successful aren't industry-specific. They include qualities like honesty, clarity of purpose, a daily commitment to improvement, discipline, attention to detail, focus, an incredible work ethic, the ability to work with others and a willingness to learn from adversity.
These skills do not become dated; time does not pass them by.
Coach Fulmer not only possesses these in abundance, he teaches them to young people. He represents the best of what a university can and should be. He prepares young men for life.
The letter is signed by 191 former Vols, ranging from players of the 1970s to this decade and including current NFL players like
Peyton Manning, Jason Witten, and Gibril Wilson as well as old-school names like Bill Bates and Dale Jones. Of note is that few recent players' names were attached to the letter; Jonathan Wade ('06) and Jesse Mahelona ('05) were the lone representatives from the last couple of years. Also intriguing (and a little funny): Casey Clausen signed, but not Rick.
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11-09-2007, 08:37 PM
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