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Vols Jersey Countdown #85 Jersey Countdown #85



June 7, 2012 




	

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			PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

			Lester McClain

				Wide Receiver (1968-70)
 
			
A wide receiver for the Vols from 1968-70, Lester McClain became the first African-American to ever play in an SEC varsity football game for Tennessee when UT took on Georgia on Sept. 14, 1968. In his three years at Rocky Top, the Nashville native caught 70 passes for 1,003 yards and 10 touchdowns, while rushing 10 times for 123 yards and two scores. In 1970, McClain led the Big Orange in kickoff return yards, bringing eight kicks back a total of 168 yards. He was later selected in the ninth round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.


		


		
		

			
			WHY I WORE THE NUMBER

			Lester McClain

				Wide Receiver (1968-70)

			
			

"I had worn 88 out of high school. I think for one day I wore 83 and then I ended up getting told I was wearing 85. I don't know who really made that decision. I didn't really have any input on it. I was never particularly interested in a number as much as I was playing. It means a lot to me now and I have a lot of respect for it. Emmon Love is who I think I remember wearing it after me. I can't follow the tradition of who wore it later on, but it meant a lot."
			

		


		
		

			
			WHY I WORE THE NUMBER

			Owen Sullinger

				Wide Receiver (1996)

			
			

"My favorite thing about wearing number 85 was that it was an induction into an elite group that helped continue the tradition of Wide Receiver U. Playing wide receiver at Tennessee has continued to open doors all of these years even after my last collegiate game. Opportunities spanning from playing professionally to opportunities in the business world. It taught me valuable lessons that I try to pass down to future generations."
			

		

		
		

			FAN FAVORITE 85s

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			ALL-TIME 85s
		

		
		


Charles Baker - 1946-49


Jerry Malach - 1950-51


Bob Griesback - 1953


Bill Hubbard - 1953


Bob Fry - 1954


Landon Darty - 1955-57


Cotton Letner - 1958-60


Buddy Fisher - 1961-63


Johnny Mills - 1964-66


Dick Ellis - 1967


Lester McClain - 1968-70


Emmon Love - 1971-73


Jim Duvall - 1974-77


Reggie Harper - 1978-80


Mike Terry - 1981-82


Bill Eichholtz - 1983-84


Jed Dance - 1986-87


John Rollins - 1988


Horace Morris - 1990-93


Anthony Hampton - 1995


Owen Sullinger - 1996


Donte' Stallworth - 1999


Eli Jones - 2001


Ryan Boswell - 2002


Aaron Kirkland - 2003


Casey Woods - 2005-07


Tyler Maples - 2008


Todd Campbell - 2009


T.J. Marrs - 2010


Matt Milton - 2010-11




	

		

	BY THE NUMBERS





	99
	98
	97
	96
	95
	94
	93
	92
    91
    90
	89
	88
	87
	86
	85
	84
	83
	82
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	76
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	2
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