Robert Reese Neyland (February 17, 1892 – March 28, 1962) was an American football coach and also served the U.S. Army, reaching the rank of General. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
He was born in Greenville, Texas and was appointed to West Point by Congressman Sam Rayburn, graduating in 1916. Greenville is the County seat of Hunt County, Texas, in the United States. "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn ( January 6 1882 – November 16 1961) was a Democratic politician from Bonham Texas Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He was a football and baseball star during his time there. He was commissioned as an officer in the Corps of Engineers and served in France during World War I. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After the war he served as an aide to Douglas MacArthur, then superintendent at West Point, and became an assistant football coach. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation.
Wanting to continue coaching, he became Professor of Military Science at the University of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship He became head coach of the Volunteers in 1926. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He coached the team for nine years before being called to military service for one year in Panama. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. He then retired from the military in favor of coaching and returned to Tennessee.
He coached unbeaten Volunteer teams in 1938 and 1939, before being recalled to military service again in 1941. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He retired from military service a second time, in 1946, with the rank of brigadier general, and again returned to the Volunteers as coach through 1952. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He led them to a national championship in 1951. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January He then served as athletic director at the university until his death.
He remains the all-time winningest coach in Volunteer history with 173 wins in 213 games, 6 Southeastern Conference championships, and 4 national championships. Neyland Stadium, the stadium at the University of Tennessee is named in his honor, but he also designed it. Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team but is also used The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship The design included all expansions that have brought the stadium to its modern size.
General Neyland was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (as a coach) in 1956. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He is also famous for composing the "7 Maxims of Football. "
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Playing career and education
Neyland played a year at Texas A&M before receiving an appointment to West Point, where he starred in several sports including baseball. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The New York Giants offered him a $3,500 contract, which he turned down. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. Instead, Neyland served briefly overseas in World War I, returning to get his engineering degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then moving to West Point as aide-de-camp to Superintendent Douglas MacArthur. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation.
Family
On July 16, 1923, Neyland married Ada "Peggy" Fitch of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They had met while she was visiting friends at the Academy. They had two sons, Robert, Jr. , born February 11, 1930, and Lewis, born December 6, 1933. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Neyland Scholarship
Several months prior to his death, General Neyland began working on a plan for supporters of UT athletic teams to show their interest in UT's academic programs by offering scholarships to attract outstanding student scholars to the University. General Neyland himself was an outstanding scholar, as well as an athlete during his college days at West Point. It was the General's dream that the University offer four-year academic merit scholarships to students who possessed outstanding academic and leadership qualities.
Following Neyland's death, Dr. Andrew D. Holt, then UT president, announced that a nationwide campaign would be launched to raise a minimum of $100,000 to establish the Robert R. Neyland Scholarship Fund. In October 1962, at half-time of the UT vs. Alabama game, 165 women representing UT's sororities collected more than $10,000 in a 15-minute time period at Neyland Stadium to launch the effort. By the end of fall 1962, more than $65,000 had been committed to the Neyland Scholarship fund. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the spring of 1963, a decision was made that proceeds from the annual Orange and White spring football game would go to help build the Neyland Scholarship Fund. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The first Neyland Scholarships were awarded in 1963. The first two recipients were Melissa Ann Baker of Maryville, Tennessee (now Mrs. Maryville is a city in and the County seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. Ann Baker Furrow, a former member of the UT Board of Trustees) and Mr. Robert English Allen of Columbia, Tennessee. Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. Neyland History page
Head coaching record
| TEAM | YEAR (Conference Championships) (Bowl Game) | WINS | LOSSES | TIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 1926 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1927 (Southern Conference Champions) | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1928 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1929 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1930 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1931 (New York Charity Game) | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1932 (Southern Conference Champions) | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1933 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1934 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1936 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1937 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1938 (National Champions, SEC Champions, Orange Bowl) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1939 (SEC Champions, Rose Bowl) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1940 (National Champions, SEC Champions, Sugar Bowl) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1946 (SEC Champions, Orange Bowl) | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1947 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1948 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1949 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1950 (National Champions, Cotton Bowl) | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1951 (National Champions, SEC Champions, Sugar Bowl) | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1952 (Cotton Bowl) | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| CAREER TOTAL | 21 years, 4 National Championships, 7 SEC Championships | 173 | 31 | 12 |
Seven Maxims of Football
- The team that makes the fewest mistakes will win. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Orange Bowl is an annual College football game that is usually played the first week in January in the Miami Florida metro area in the United States The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas
- Play for and make the breaks and when one comes your way - SCORE.
- If at first the game - or the breaks - go against you, don't let up. . . put on more steam.
- Protect our kickers, our QB, our lead and our ball game.
- Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle. . . for this is the WINNING EDGE.
- Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.
- Carry the fight to our opponent and keep it there for 60 minutes.
| Preceded by M.B. Banks |
University of Tennessee Head Football Coach 1926– 1934 |
Succeeded by W.H. Britton |
| Preceded by W.H. Britton |
University of Tennessee Head Football Coach 1936– 1940 |
Succeeded by John Barnhill |
| Preceded by John Barnhill |
University of Tennessee Head Football Coach 1946– 1952 |
Succeeded by Harvey Robinson |
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MB Banks was the Head Football Coach at the University of Tennessee for 5 seasons from 1921 to 1925 The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WH Britton was a head football coach for the University of Tennessee for one season in 1935 WH Britton was a head football coach for the University of Tennessee for one season in 1935 The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Henry "Barnie" Barnhill ( 23 February 1903 &mdash 21 October 1973) was an American College football John Henry "Barnie" Barnhill ( 23 February 1903 &mdash 21 October 1973) was an American College football The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is for the college football coach For the serial killer of the same name see Harvey Miguel Robinson.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic