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Better late than never for Holloway

By Dave Hooker (Contact)
Originally published 08:29 p.m., May 15, 2008
Updated 08:58 p.m., May 15, 2008

Former UT quarterback and baseball player Condredge Holloway, who is from Huntsville, Ala., will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on May 31.

Michael Patrick

Former UT quarterback and baseball player Condredge Holloway, who is from Huntsville, Ala., will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame on May 31.

Joe Louis, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and now Condredge Holloway.

Two decades since taking his last snap and 34 years since his last base hit, the University of Tennessee two-sport star has found a home alongside a bevy of sports’ greatest names in one of its most prestigious buildings: the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

“I won’t say that they forgave me (for leaving Alabama for Tennessee), but they might have taken a step,” Holloway said with a grin following the announcement.

As emotional as the topic might still be for Tide fans, it wasn’t a hard decision for Holloway when he came out of Lee High in Huntsville. Quite simply, Holloway wanted to play quarterback.

At the time, that option wasn’t available at Alabama. The Crimson Tide ran the Wing T, which would have been tough going for a 150-pound quarterback. (Holloway admits he was 20 pounds lighter than UT listed him in media guides.)

Stereotypes also ruled the day in Tuscaloosa. UT offered more than a scholarship — it offered a chance to become the first black quarterback in SEC history.

Holloway said he’s often still asked about his decision to head to Knoxville. Is that a sign that fan bias played a factor in his much delayed induction later this month?

“I will not even attempt to try to answer that,” Holloway said. “Alabama and Tennessee have been fighting a long time.”

The delay — deliberate or not — came with a cost. When Holloway looks into the crowd during his induction speech May 31 in Birmingham, he won’t see his biggest fan beaming back at him.

Holloway’s father passed away in 2006 from complications following a stroke five years earlier. Holloway said his father was always the one keeping the dream alive that his son would one day be inducted into the hall of fame that hit closest to home.

“I didn’t think it would come because I was led to believe it wouldn’t come,” Holloway said. “Of course, my dad never believed that.”

Holloway’s father firmly believed his son deserved to be inducted on his athletic merit. The induction committee evidently didn’t agree.

All these years later, it wasn’t just his play on the field that got Holloway accepted. It was also a campaign led by former UT football coach Bill Battle along with Congressman Jimmy Duncan and Lady Vol basketball coach Pat Summitt, who wrote letters of support.

UT’s sports information department knew the ropes. They fought a similar fight to have Richmond Flowers, the former UT football and track star, inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

Holloway, however, needed some convincing. Campaigning to be recognized wasn’t how he was raised.

“I came in one day after a baseball game,” Holloway said, recalling a lesson he learned from his father. “He said ‘Son, how’d you do?’ So, I rattled off my stats.

“He said ‘You know that’s pretty good, but that just means you have a good memory. When you really get good is when you go out and play and other people tell you how good you played.’”

Holloway was torn. Campaign and reach his father’s ultimate athletic achievement for his son or stick by that lesson learned long ago.

Finally, with so much at stake, Holloway relented. The blitz was on.

With a resume full of high school state championships and awards in football and baseball, the well-chronicled athletic exploits at UT and a dozen standout years in the Canadian Football League, it didn’t take long for the Alabamians in charge to make their decision.

One Birmingham, Ala., native didn’t mince words when asked about the timing of Holloway’s induction.

“I don’t want to disrespect anyone down there but that’s utterly ridiculous,” Duke head coach David Cutcliffe said on the News Sentinel’s radio show, The Sports Page. “He should have been in 20 years ago.”

Cutcliffe spent much of his coaching career at UT. Former quarterback Pat Ryan spent much of his career watching Holloway from the bench before becoming the starter.

“I don’t think there’s been anybody like Condredge Holloway,” Ryan said. “I saw him up close and personal for three years and he is, in my opinion, the best quarterback to ever play at Tennessee. And I don’t think it’s even close.”

Perhaps Holloway would have been an bigger star had he tried his hand in the NFL instead of the CFL.

That, however, wasn’t much of an option in the mid-1970’s, as NFL teams insisted on traditional drop-back passers. Now, athleticism is a key component in choosing a quarterback in any league.

“Condredge was 30 years ahead of his time,” Ryan said. “Condredge, coming out today, would be the star of stars in the offenses they run. Not only could he run, but he was a great passer.”

Some might think Holloway is conflicted, with a foot on each side of one of the fiercest rivalries in college football.

Not so.

Holloway is UT’s assistant athletic director for player relations, yet has business interests in Huntsville as a co-owner of D-I training facilities.

“I went to Tennessee and I’m a Tennessee guy, but I was born in Huntsville, Alabama,” Holloway said. “I don’t ever want to deny that and I wouldn’t. I’m proud to be from Huntsville.”

And Alabama seems proud to have him back. Yet for Holloway, there is something deeper than overcoming fan bias to finally being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

“Knowing dad, he’d probably say ‘See it worked out like I told you.’” Holloway said. “He wouldn’t say much. It wouldn’t be long. It would just be something short and neat and he’d hug my neck.

“That’s just the way dad was.”

© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.

       61 Comments

Posted by pdhuff on May 15, 2008 at 9:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The "Artful Dodger". Gave it his all.

Congrats.

Posted by justisiscumin on May 15, 2008 at 9:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I was in college at UT when Condredge was there and he was always friendly to everyone, white or black, athlete or pinhead, he was a fun guy and the students loved him. We played pinball at Irelands after the games on the strip, he dressed great, and lit up the room when he came in the room.I am glad he got this recognition. But make no mistake....his blood runs orange! His return into the UCLA game after leaving the game and going to the hospital is the greatest moment at Neyland Stadium in my lifetime. The whole stadium was electric when one little 140 pound guy pranced in, he was like a Tennessee Walking horse prancing, and he he knew how to close the deal and win! Salute!

Posted by 02champs on May 15, 2008 at 10:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Condredge(P-Nut)Holloway was the greatest athlete to ever play any sport at the University of Tennessee. Enough said.

Posted by tuckepk on May 15, 2008 at 11:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I graduated from Lee High School with Condredge in 1971. He was, and is, the best athlete I ever saw--bar none. He was terrific in football, basketball and baseball. He also set records in track--on days when there wasn't baseball practice--that stood for many years. If it had a ball, and/or they kept score, he was fabulous. He would have been a Montreal Expo if his mother had signed the bonus-filled the contract they offered her then 17 year old son. She wanted him to get an education. He was an awesome shortstop--with the glove and the bat and an incredible basketball player. But I'll never forget the day Bill Battle and the UT staff came to Lee and signed him to a football scholarship. He didn't even play quarterback at Lee until we were seniors. Many folks in Huntsville never forgave him for signing with UT.

Schools in Huntsville had only been integrated for a couple of years before we started high school. There were significant racial difficulties during our time in high school. I remember a basketball game that we played at Butler that was never finished due to a near riot. Condredge was caught in the middle. Some of the black kids called him Oreo because they felt he was too close to the whites. Times were very turbulent. It should be remembered that Lester McClain (at Tennessee)in 1968 became the first black football player in the SEC. Wendell Hudson (basketball)and Wilbur Jackson were the first black signees at Alabama in 1970. There had been no black SEC quarterbacks in the SEC before Condredge. In many ways he was a trailblazer.

When we went to UT in the fall of 1971, freshmen weren't eligible to play on the varsity. I remember the Notre Dame freshman team came to UT. Over 40,000 fans came to see the game. Holloway was spectacular as UT won by a ton. Many memories of varsity games, too--TD passes to Larry Sievers, incredible scrambles, unbelievable toughness.

This is an honor that is well-deserved and long overdue. Congratulations Condredge!!

Posted by mparker on May 16, 2008 at 12:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The man was amazing. Listened to the games on the radio (not many were on the tube back then).

I know Larry Seivers was there, was thinking Stanley Morgan was too, but I might be off a bit.

Anyway, he was just a TREMENDOUS playmaker. He would be such a stud now...Michael Vick, but with intelligence and class.

A LOT of white kids learned to have a better attitude towards blacks because of players like Condredge. This might not be politically correct, but southern whites HATED MLK Jr. They started accepting blacks because of shool integration and SPORTS.

Okay, KNS, delete this damned post. Sigh.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on May 16, 2008 at 12:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The reason that Jimmy Streater didn't go to Bama was because Bear told him that "This state isn't ready to have a black boy lead their football team." That was 1975!!! Bird told him that he appreciated his honesty and said that he didn't want to play WR or RB because he was a Quarterback. Coach Battle won that battle with Bama too! Walter Lewis was Bama's first black QB in 1980; nine years after Condredge came to UT.

Words can't express my admiration for Peanut & Bird. Both were light years ahead of their time. I can't imagine what they would have been able to do today! Congratulations Dodger; it's about freakin' time!!!

NFL history is littered with great QB's like Eldridge Dickey, Joe Gilliam and Marlin Briscoe that got screwed. Most, like Peanut, Bird and Warren Moon had to go to the CFL to play QB.

Posted by CrankE on May 16, 2008 at 5:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Give Him Six!

Posted by txsvol on May 16, 2008 at 6:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Condredge Holloway is one of our best ever! He's a total winner, and personifies class. Glad that Alabama's Sports Hall of Fame is honoring him. Go Vols! SAVol

Posted by tngeoff on May 16, 2008 at 7:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Guys. I tried like crazy to find a copy of that song, "Go Holloway, go Volunteers" and post it, nut I couldn't find it. They pl;ayed it on national tv at one of the games. It was great. I loved watching Condredge Holloway play football. He was unbelievable. He was a nice guy when he was playing at UT and he remains a nice guy today. I'm glad he received this recognition and he certainly deserves it! I would love to see a quarterback like him again one day. Best wishes for continued success.

Posted by ars2706 on May 16, 2008 at 8:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"Go Holloway Go Volunteers"
From the book by Randy Moore "Tennessee Volunteers,

colorful tale of the Orange and White."
song by Ted Goodman and Ray Martin in 1973

He was a high school whiz down in Huntsville, Ala-bam
And every coach in the country was fighting to nail him down.
But when the battle was over his mamma said the trail is clear,
'Son go with a winner ... be a Tennessee Volunteer.'
The Bear thought he had him but he slipped right out of his

hand.
He said I love Alabama but The Bear's just not my man.
He left him holding his big uniform,
Said, 'I'm going off to Tennessee and I'm gona lead the Big

Orange."

Chorus

"So go Holloway ... go Volunteers.
The Big Orange takes the field and everyone cheers.
John Ward one the radio play-by-play ... Bobby Denton on the

big P.A.
Shouting 'Whooo-eeeee, give 'em six, there goes Holloway."

"Jordan said we can beat 'em up at the scrimmage line.
You can rush Holloway, you can trap him, but he won't stop,
He'll go down the middle, around or over the top.
Dooley called him Trickey-Dickey, the master of make-believe,
Said I need a new trick that they hadn't seen at Tennessee.
And The Bear keeps looking, searching for a miracle play,
He might walk on water but he can't stop Holloway."

Posted by tngeoff on May 16, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

ars2706.

Great job! And thanks! That song was great and so was Condredge!

Posted by richvol on May 16, 2008 at 9:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Condredge was a magician on the field and he made the entire stadium electric when he played. The crowd grew really silent as Condredge was carried of the field and into the tunnel to go to UT hospital. It was late in the game and Tennessee was behind when Condredge ran back on the field from that tunnel after they brought him back from the medical center. It started as a low sound and grew into the loudest roar you ever heard as the crowd realized who had just entered the field. Two plays or so later he was back in the game and confusing UCLA's defense.

He really did put on a show during that Tennessee/Alabama freshman game but the play that I remember most was from the photo that the Sentinel ran just recently...The Seivers catch for the two point conversion that beat Clemson. Clemson had an all-american tight end named Bennie Cunningham that was 6'6" and 250lbs that just killed us that day. He ran over everybody on the way to the endzone twice. Clemson had taken the lead late when Condredge led Tennessee to a touchdown with no time left. Virtually any coach back them would have opted to tie with the kick but we had two weapons that no one else had. Tennessee lined up and Condredge took the snap and dropped back to pass. Clemson sent everybody...several defensive players penetrated our backfield so Condredge rolled right looking for a reciever. He was almost trapped on the right sideline by several Clemson defenders when he pulled the impossible. They were grabbing air when Condredge reversed field to slip everyone and went left back across the middle of the field looking for Seivers. I remember my heart was pounding as he spotted Larry running towards the left corner of the endzone. On the dead run Condredge lofted the prettiest touch pass high into that corner. Nobody could go up and get the ball like Seivers could and he came down with the ball with inches to spare with a DB drapped all over him. I had never heard anything like the noise that came out of that crowd. The hair stood up on your body. Game over...29 to 28.

Posted by hueypilot on May 16, 2008 at 9:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)

There was a game against Georgia Tech when Holloway made two touchdown runs within just a few minutes of each other that were two of the most spectacular runs I have seen in football at any level. Condredge was something else

Posted by Ashley on May 16, 2008 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

108 days till Football Time In Tennessee!!!!!!

Posted by orangebloodgmc on May 16, 2008 at 9:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thank you all for these vivid details. I was in school then and saw Holloway play in many games but just don't remember these specific highlights as well as you all can. Good times.

Posted by tngeoff on May 16, 2008 at 9:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)

orangebloodgmc.

I agree! Those are some fantastic memories that over time conceal themselves, but when someone is kind enough to bring them to light again...they are great to remember! That was great time in Tennessee football from an excitement and support perspective. Every game was looked forward to with great anticipation and expectation. It was great!

Posted by jcvet on May 16, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

My all time favorite player at UT. I was 12-14 yrs. old when he played. I remember the 80 yd. bomb for a TD to Stanley Morgan on the first play against UCLA like yesterday. He could make plays out of nothing. He was also tough as nails with a heart the size of Neyland Stadium.

Posted by pdhuff on May 16, 2008 at 9:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

True jcvet, he was the man.

I remember Ainge throwing an 80 yd bomb, also, wait- it went into PP. We were at the 16.

Posted by pjhaddix on May 16, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ditto what everyone is saying here about Condredge. He was amazing. I was fortunate to be a freshman during his senior year, so got to watch him at every single game that year...home in the horseshoe or away...(benefits of the band back then). I'm sure I appreciate him more now than my 18 year old brain did. Sorry it's late, Condredge, but we're so proud of you and thrilled for you! pj

Posted by barcalounger on May 16, 2008 at 10:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Rich Vol--I remember the clemson game and that play was exactly as you described it. I don't quite remember, but I know he threw the ball from somewhere way upfield near the 35 or so. Flutie's play to beat Miami is more famous, but that 2-point conversion was a lot more miraculous. There will never be another like Condredge.

Posted by johnlg00 on May 16, 2008 at 10:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

A well-deserved if belated honor to one of the greatest Vols ever! It is, however, a sad fact that most of the other team members in his time were NOT among the all-time elite. IIRC, the overall team record during his years was not all that great, despite several marquee wins. If not for the two or three or four games a year that he won almost single-handedly, we would have had losing record most of those years. I'm glad he is still a loyal Vol after all his on-field success!

Posted by tngeoff on May 16, 2008 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

NJVol.

Great video! Great find! Thanks.

Posted by gnm53108 on May 16, 2008 at 10:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ah...The memories.Congrats Condredge.Much deserved.Thanks ars and njvol.

Posted by vol88 on May 16, 2008 at 11:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I was in elementary school when Condredge was at UT. I wanted a UT football uniform, but back in the day you couldn't get college team toy uniforms. So, my folks bought me a Cleveland Browns uniform because it was orange. The jersey didn't have a number on it, so my mother sewed on a "7".

Y'all thought Condredge was good. You should've seen me turn it on when I got to the corner!

Man, I wish I still had some eligibility left.

Posted by PennVol on May 16, 2008 at 11:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

My first UT jersey was an orange #7!!

Posted by TommyJack on May 16, 2008 at 11:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

About time......great vidio NJvol

Posted by volboy81 on May 16, 2008 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Congratulation, Condredge!!!
Wear orange to the ceremony! :)

Posted by orngejuice on May 16, 2008 at 12:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

richvol, that was an amazingly descriptive account of the play. Thank you. i wish that i saw the guy play, but he was before my time. one of my dad's favorites, if not his favorite. i've had his autograph on an orange nerf football for years. love hearing stories obout Condredge and Streeter. Stanley and Seviers too. Congrats to a fine man and a volunteer!

Posted by givehim6 on May 16, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I was in the air force when he played, so I never got to see him play(I was stationed in tx) But by what I hear he was great. Woul have loved to seen him.

Posted by 55Vol on May 16, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Best QB UT ever had except for Peyton. Thanks Condredge.

Posted by orangesox on May 16, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm only 31, so obviously I'm too young to remember Mr. Holloway as a player. I just watched that video clip NJVol posted--freaking awesome. As a resident of Alabama myself, I think it's sad that it took so long for this to happen for Condredge. It goes without saying if he'd played at Bama or Auburn, he would have been in two decades ago. There are some of the greatest names in sports already in their HOF, but there are also former Tide and Tiger players that don't have near the resume of Holloway.

Posted by volsoutwest on May 16, 2008 at 6:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congrats Dodger and thanks for the memories. A true class act.

Posted by nafslov on May 16, 2008 at 7:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Condredge Holloway was the greatest athlete ever to play at the University of Tennessee ! Period ! He was truely a "one man team" ! He DID it ALL ! Go Vols !

Posted by tngeoff on May 16, 2008 at 8:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

nafslov.

I tend to agree with you on this one. Condredge was a two sport standout and even if he wasn't, I can't remember anybody who was as exciting to watch play the game of football. Good call.

Posted by splinterdand on May 16, 2008 at 8:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I first saw Condredge in a freshman game in which the Vols throttled Notre Dame. He was incredible that day. I remember the pass to Seivers. (Just to digress, Seivers had the best pair of hands ever for a UT receiver). I remember the runs against Georgia Tech. And, in that UCLA game in which he got hurt and came back later, he hit Stanley Morgan on a long touchdown bomb on the game's opening play. Pat Ryan says he was the best ever. He was no doubt the most exciting.

Posted by philfan on May 16, 2008 at 8:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He was no doubt a very talented player who could have made it in the pros had the NFL experts not been so set in their ways about what a prototypical quarterback should look like.

This is one of the early 2008 preseason rankings. Tennessee is ranked 16 in the country. Other early polls have us ranging from 12 to 25. But this one seems to be accurate, at least in my opinion.

http://www.nationalchamps.net/2008/ea...

Posted by arkyvol on May 16, 2008 at 8:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

i entered U.T. law school in 71. the football team that year was very good with one exception, it didn't have a q.b. worth a damn. it was exasperating, seeing a great defense and a less than mediocre offense. but, everybody was talking about this q.b. playing on the freshman team (freshmen were ineligible then). not a little of the talk was about the fact he was 'colored.' when i went home, i'd get ribbed about U.T.'s "ni**er quarterback". i fired back that i just wished the hell he were eligible right then. it still boggles my mind to think what the 71 team would have been with him. the rest is history. two games into the 72 season and nobody mentioned his color again, except to say that they were glad he was in orange. it was my pleasure to have watched one of the all time greats play for U.T. congratulations, connie!

Posted by ncvol on May 16, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks ars2706 for posting the song.Reward for Holloway is well deserved.

Posted by ars2706 on May 16, 2008 at 9:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The Artful Dodger is my all time favorite UT player bar none, someone who did not see him play cannot understand how great a player he really was.

Posted by grvol on May 16, 2008 at 10:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He looked so cool in that number seven white road jersey with the orange on the shoulders. He was smooth. Even when he got creamed all day against Ole Miss. He made those jerseys look awesome. Bring em back for good. Not just against UNLV.

Posted by tngeoff on May 17, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If I recall correctly, of all the plays I loved with Condredge, he also...if my memory serves me correctly...endured one of the most vulgar moments ever created between two great players when Randy White (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Wh...(American_football)) of Maryland hit him, spit on him and barked a racial slur at him. Condredge simply addressed it by winning the game. He was always a gentleman and beat people to demonstrate his courage...never stooped to trash talk. That is a strong lesson for today's young players. I hope we are over our trash talkers. Trash talking usually tends to come back to haunt you. Just ask Randy White. Big mouth, big body, big potential...but "The Artful Dodger" showed him what really counts.

Here is a great read about Condredge...and it includes a few tid bits I had forgotten. The interception and tackle being one. Enjoy:

http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=pa...

Posted by tngeoff on May 17, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I should say the hard, cheap hit.

Posted by splinterdand on May 17, 2008 at 1:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree with grvol. Those jerseys with the orange shoulders looked great. Our current road uniforms look almost as bad as Penn State's.

Posted by TurboFan on May 17, 2008 at 3:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

tngeoff, from that article posted at 9:08, what the heck is "The Belt" and how were the "Belt" holder and season's NC in conflict?

Posted by tngeoff on May 17, 2008 at 6:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WD40plusVol.

It seems like a couple of guys who just got together and put tons of info together anmd injected their "imagined" national championship truths.

http://collegefootballbelt.com/

I just used it because it had great stats and a reference to Randy White's hit (cheap and low down in my humble opinion) on Condredge.

Posted by TommyJack on May 18, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

grvol: You can't possibly be serious about those jerseys looking good. Please tell me you're kidding. Good grief, man. Uniform-wise, that was as low as we ever went.

Posted by pdhuff on May 18, 2008 at 2:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ - they did rank about even with orange polka dots on Howdy Doody.

Posted by tngeoff on May 18, 2008 at 10:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

pdhuff:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=j2W8ZVNK7W8

http://www.spitenet.com/online/pics/T...

Even more thought provoking...on it's rightful throne:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamondd...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diamondd...

Poised to devour an Alabama dolt ball:

http://spookshows.com/toys/ogg/odd_og...

Cleverly surrounding all other SEC dolt balls with Big Orange killer balls:

http://tulsatvmemories.com/imag2000/o...

The end.

Posted by pdhuff on May 19, 2008 at 8:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Tks tngeoff, watching Howdy Doody and dreaming about meeting Sheena, DTs never crossed my mind.

Spooning in Quaker Oats on Sat morning, eyes glued to the oval screen, can of worms already sitting on the porch-ready to head for the creek.

Didn't know about ride-a-longs and would have picked up a rock and hit Tebow if he'd showed up snippy. Had a dog named Tiger who bit everything in the area.

I digress from a geezer's simpler times.....

Posted by tngeoff on May 19, 2008 at 8:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Since my wifes from Hawaii I should have included this one:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AepyGm9Me6...

Posted by wewhite on May 19, 2008 at 9:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Congrats, Condredge! Michael Vick (i.e., on the field) and Vince Young ain't got nothin' on you! By far the best scrambling QB ever.

My friend's grandfather had box seats when I was growing up, and we used to go watch you play. My friend and I would take turns watching you with the binoculars. With the narrow field of view in the 'nocs, it was always a challenge to keep up with you. To this day, I've never seen defenses more disorganized than when you broke out of the pocket or reversed direction on a blown option. Your unpredictability made the game a whole lot more fun. I miss those days of the faded orange tear-aways and the "carpet" turf.

Posted by wewhite on May 19, 2008 at 9:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

And thank you, ars2076, for finding the Holloway song lyrics. When I was in, like, 4th grade (?), somebody brought that 45 into general music class. The teacher turned up the volume so loud, I'm pretty sure the whole school heard it.

Oh, yikes! And I think my bro's got an old, autographed UT "head shot" picture of Holloway! Wonder what it's worth?

Posted by slabhand on May 19, 2008 at 5:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

CH & Tee.. We should get all of our QB's from Alabama.

Posted by pdhuff on May 20, 2008 at 5:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

slabhand-Dang, we could have had John Fitzsimmons Sniffhampton Parkerized Wilson.

Who laid 41 on us, but couldn't beat LaMonroe..

Sad.

But Tee was the man. Team responded better to him than anyone I've ever seen on the Hill.

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