NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday the 12 inductees to be enshrined at its 52nd Annual Induction Banquet on June 16, 2018, at the Omni-Nashville Hotel. Five of those 12 are from the University of Tennessee.

A sixth Vol will be honored during the ceremony as VFL and founder of the Pilot Oil Corporation (now Pilot Flying J) Jim Haslam II will receive the Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement Award. Haslam was a starter on the offensive line during Tennessee’s 1951 national championship season. He was also a captain on the 1952 team.

The five former Vols slated for induction next summer include former UT men’s basketball standout and NBA All-Star and current general manager of the Westchester Knicks Allan Houston, former UT running back Johnnie Jones, former UT offensive lineman and current Oakland Raiders scout Raleigh McKenzie, former UT linebacker and current general manager of the Oakland Raiders Reggie McKenzie and 2004 Olympic gold medalist pole vaulter Tim Mack.

The other members of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 2018 induction class include former Tennessee Titans all-pro safety Blaine Bishop, ACC tennis coaching great Chuck Kriese, MTSU multi-sport athlete Jackie Pope, former University of Memphis kicker Joe Allison, Maryville High School coaching great and current associate head coach at Furman University George Quarles, Tennessee State track standout and Olympic bronze medalist Isabelle Daniels Holston (posthumous) and former Lipscomb Academy football head coach Glenn McAdams (posthumous).

Tickets and sponsor packages for the induction banquet weekend can be purchased by contacting Lynn Powell Toy at 615-202-3996 or by e-mailing[email protected].

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, which held its first induction banquet in 1966, has as its goal to enshrine successful teams and individuals who display sportsmanship, good character and success, creating a legacy for others to follow. The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Museum is housed inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, a 501c3, pays tribute to all those who have made an impact through sports in Tennessee. The Hall subscribes to the principle that sports serve society’s highest ideals by educating youth through sports. It promotes the virtues of competition, fair play, friendship, solidarity, mutual understanding and respect for human dignity. The best way to honor our sports legends is to pass this legacy down to future generations.

Allan Houston – Men’s Basketball

Allan Houston arrived in Knoxville as a state champion and McDonald’s All-American out of Louisville’s Ballard High School, and his father, Wade Houston, was UT’s head coach during Allan’s entire college career. Allan graduated from UT in 1993 with a degree in African-American studies. In 2003, Allan established the Wade Houston Scholarships for minority undergraduate students at UT.

Allan Houston finished his Big Orange career as the school’s all-time leading 3-point shooter, with 346 career treys to rank sixth all-time in NCAA history. He captured the 1993 SEC scoring title by averaging 22.3 points per game and also set UT’s single-season scoring record with 806 points as a sophomore in 1990-91. Houston played his way to MVP honors at the 1991 SEC Tournament, was named to ESPN’s five-man Silver Anniversary All-SEC Team and also earned a spot on Tennessee’s All-Century Team.

Houston ranked 10th in the NBA in scoring in 2002-03, averaging 22.5 points per game. He led the league in free-throw percentage (.919) and ranked fourth in 3-pointers made (178) that same year. He served as a Knicks co-captain from 1999-2005 and was a key contributor during the franchise’s run to the 1999 Eastern Conference Championship. His 11,165 points with the Knicks trails only Hall of Famers Patrick Ewing, Walt Frazier and Willis Reed.

In addition to his NBA success—which included six playoff appearances (during which he averaged 19.3 points per game), two All-Star appearances and a career scoring average of 17.3 points per game—Houston also earned Olympic gold with USA Basketball’s men’s team at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia.

Johnnie Jones – Football

Johnnie Jones starred on the gridiron from 1981-84 and currently ranks fourth all-time in UT history with 2,852 career rushing yards. He is the only running back in Tennessee history with two seasons of at least 1,000 yards rushing. He rushed for 1,116 yards in 1983 and 1,290 yards in 1984. Jones also racked up 517 career carries (eighth all-time), 19 rushing touchdowns and 13 100-yard rushing games (tied for third-most).

Before starring at UT, Jones had a legendary career at Munford High School, rushing for 4,547 yards and 47 touchdowns and earning consensus all-state honors and All-South honorable mention accolades as a senior. He was part of a talented Tennessee class that included fellow 2018 hall of fame inductees Raleigh McKenzie and Reggie McKenzie, as well as Alan Cockrell, Carl Zander and Alvin Toles. Jones was a 1984 Second Team All-American (Gannett) and earned First Team All-SEC honors in 1983 and 1984.

Jones had a breakout year for the Vols as a junior in 1983. He rushed for 112 yards and scored the game-winning 66-yard touchdown in the Vols’ 41-34 win over rival Alabama. Against Rutgers on Oct. 29, he set a new Tennessee single-game rushing record with 234 yards on a still-record 41 attempts. Jones broke his own rushing yards record in the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt with 248 yards, a mark that stood for six seasons. He was named the MVP of the Florida Citrus Bowl, leading the Vols to a 30-23 win over Maryland with 154 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

In 1984, Jones opened the season as a Heisman Trophy candidate. He scored what would be the game-winning touchdown in the Vols’ 28-27 win over Alabama, punching it in from one yard out. His 1,290 rushing yards in 1984 broke his own single-season rushing record and that mark stood for 11 years.

The Seattle Seahawks selected Jones in the fifth round of the 1985 NFL Draft with the 137th overall pick. After short stints with the Seahawks and the Houston Oilers, he had a two-year career in the Canadian Football League, playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1987-88.

Raleigh McKenzie – Football

Raleigh McKenzie enjoyed a standout career at the University of Tennessee from 1981-84. He played at linebacker as a freshman, but moved to center during his 1982 sophomore season. McKenzie helped anchor a line that blocked for Johnnie Jones’ record-setting rushing seasons in 1983 and 1984.

After the Washington Redskins selected him in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL Draft with the 290th overall pick, McKenzie played in the NFL for 16 years and won Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI with the Redskins. After playing guard for Washington from 1985-94, he later played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1995-96), San Diego Chargers (1997-98) and Green Bay Packers (1999-2000). Nicknamed “Rallo,” McKenzie played in 227 games in his career and made 184 starts. He earned All-NFL honors in 1991.

McKenzie is currently a college scout for the Oakland Raiders.

Reggie McKenzie – Football

Reggie McKenzie starred at linebacker for the University of Tennessee from 1981-84. His improved with each season and finished his UT career with 174 tackles (108 solo) and 4.0 sacks.

He played in 11 games as a freshman, posting 20 tackles (nine solo). The next year, he tallied 33 tackles (18 solo). As a junior in 1983, he recorded three sacks to go with 32 stops (18 solo). He enjoyed his most productive year as a senior in 1984. Forming a fearsome linebacker corps that also included Carl Zander, Alvin Toles and Dale Jones, McKenzie racked up 89 tackles (63 solo), one sack, one interception and two fumble recoveries during his senior campaign.

The then-Los Angeles Raiders drafted McKenzie in the 10th round of the 1985 NFL Draft with the 275th overall selection. He started as a rookie played for the Raiders from 1985-88.

In 1991, he spent one season as a defensive coach for Dorsey High School in Los Angeles before returning to his football playing career in the spring of 1992 with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football. He returned to the NFL in 1992, playing two games for the San Francisco 49ers.

McKenzie returned to the University of Tennessee in 1993 and served as an assistant under head coach Philip Fulmer as the Vols went 10-2 and ended the season in the Florida Citrus Bowl. That year, UT landed one of the nation’s top recruiting classes with a group that featured quarterback Peyton Manning.

McKenzie worked for the Green Bay Packers from 1994-2012, rising through the organization’s ranks as a scout, director of player personnel and director of football operations. In 2012, longtime Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis hired McKenzie to become his new general manager, a position that Davis himself had maintained since 1966. After making head coach changes and overhauling the roster in his first few years as Oakland’s GM, McKenzie’s 2016 Raiders posted a 12-4 regular-season record and he was named the NFL Executive of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America.

Tim Mack – Track & Field: Pole Vault

Tim Mack won gold in the pole vault at the 2004 Athens Olympics with an Olympic-record vault of 5.95 meters. He is also a three-time NCAA All-American pole vaulter and won the won the 1995 NCAA Indoor men’s pole vault title with a height of 5.60 meters (18-4.50).

In 1994, Mack finished fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a height of 5.49 meters (18-0.50). Months later, that same height of 5.49 meters (18-0.50) proved to be enough to earn him the 1995 SEC men’s indoor pole vault crown and a few meets later he would win the NCAA indoor title. Mack took sixth place at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a vault of 5.28 meters (17-4.25).

Mack also won gold at the 2001 Goodwill games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia as he cleared 5.80 meters. He continued his early 21st-century rise in the sport, winning at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2002 by clearing 5.70 meters and finishing second at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships that same year with a height of 5.74. In 2003, Mack finished third at both the USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. In 2004, he won the pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials with a vault of 5.90 meters, earning his spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

At the 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final in 2004 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Mack won with a vault of 6.01 meters, putting him in the exclusive “6 meters club” of pole vaulters who had reached that elusive height.

-UT Athletics

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football interim head coach Brady Hoke spoke to reporters at Wednesday’s press conference in the Ray and Lucy Hand Digital Studio.

“This is an important Wednesday for us with how we come in, our meeting attitude and our focus and intensity,” Hoke said. “They had it yesterday so it’s about having the consistency to have it today.”

The Volunteers (4-6, 0-6 SEC) have three practices left this week before hosting the No. 21-ranked LSU Tigers (7-3, 4-2 SEC) at Neyland Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

“I have a lot of respect for Ed Orgeron as a coach and how he has done things,” Hoke said. “He has a very good football team. He has a very athletic team. I think they have won the last four out of five or something like that. He has done a good job bringing that team together.”

As Tennessee prepares for Orgeron’s Tigers, Hoke hopes to see more physicality and a high level of competitiveness from the Vols.

“We have to make sure we come in as coaches, because it’s up to us and the players to be the best Tennessee team we can be,” added Hoke.

1997 SEC Champs To Be Honored

The 1997 SEC Champion Tennessee team will be honored on the field on Saturdayduring the first quarter.

Coached by Phillip Fulmer and led by quarterback Peyton Manning, defensive end Leonard Little, linebacker Al Wilson, running back Jamal Lewis and wide receiver Marcus Nash, the 1997 Vols finished 11-2 and overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat Auburn 30-29 in the 1997 SEC Championship Game.

Navy Captain Stan Jones and Air Force Captain Leigh Smith To Provide VFL Flyovers on Saturday

A pair of VFLs will lead military flyovers prior to this Saturday’s game versus LSU.

At 4:45 p.m., Air Force Captain Leigh Smith will pilot one of five F-15 jets for a flyover during the Vol Walk. Smith was a three-time All-American and a 2008 Olympian in the javelin.

VFL and former Tennessee football player Capt. Stan Jones will fly an F-18 Hornet over Neyland Stadium before the start of Saturday’s game at 6:55 p.m. at the end of the national anthem.

Capt. Jones joined the Vols as a walk-on and was on the team during the 1985 and 1986 seasons.

Capt. Jones earned a bachelor’s of science in industrial engineering and a master’s of science in aviation systems from the University of Tennessee. He has accumulated over 3,000 flight hours and 623 carrier arrested landings and he has flown 30 different aircraft types. His personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medals (three), Strike Flight Air Medals (three), Navy Commendation Medals (two), Navy Achievement Medal (two), and various campaign and unit awards. Capt. Jones joined the Navy and entered Aviation Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, in April of 1991 and earned his wings in January of 1994.

On Friday, the public can meet Capt. Jones and view the F-18s at McGee-Tyson/TAC Air from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Additional Quotes

Tennessee Interim Head Coach Brady Hoke

Opening Statement:

“Number one, as we progress forward the attitude of the players seems to be very good. I think what we got accomplished Monday was important. We got in the weight room and started LSU preparation. Obviously, there is always a little bit of a healing period, if you want to call it that. I think yesterday was a very good day in how we handled practice. Obviously, I think I told you on Sunday or Monday, that we would tweak a couple of things and we have done that to fit more of my style and where we are at as a team. The players did a nice job, but that was one day. This is an important Wednesday for us with how we come in, our meeting attitude and our focus and intensity. They had it yesterday so it’s about having the consistency to have it today. As for our football team, I like where they were at yesterday. It goes day-by-day, competition, day-by-day. We have to make sure we come in as coaches, because it’s up to us and the players to be the best Tennessee team we can be.”

On the tweaks being on philosophy or personnel:

“It’s more about how you like to practice, how you form your practice, the physicality you want to have and the competition piece of it is huge. Not that we didn’t do a lot of those things, but there are ways to do things differently like doing goods-on-goods and one-on-ones, getting a good second group and the number of plays you get them to run on both sides of the ball.”

On injuries and the quarterback situation:

“I promise you all that I will get to all of the injuries, probably more towards the end of the week. I will tell you that both quarterbacks were at practice yesterday. Having Jarrett Guarantano healthier than he was is a plus.”

On his relationship with LSU head coach Ed Orgeron:

“Obviously, he is a fellow D-Line coach so through recruiting, through conventions, through whatever, I have a lot of respect for Ed Orgeron as a coach and how he has done things. He has a very good football team. He has a very athletic team. I think they have won the last four out of five or something like that. He has done a good job bringing that team together.”He is a very personal guy. I think our bond—if you want to call it that, I don’t know if Ed would call it that—is that we are both defensive line coaches.”

On how hard is it to do one-on-ones with only five scholarship offensive linemen and does he expect to get any offensive lineman back this week:

“I think we are trending it that way. I think we are progressing.”

On whether Will McBride did well enough to classify the QB position as a competitive position:

“I think number one; we have a competitive position at the defensive end position. There are three guys there that are pretty good football players. I think that transcends, that might not be the right word, the whole team. Especially since we do not have a full complement that we would like to have at some positions, but the same time, it has to be competitive. We will let this thing play out. Like I said, we have only had one practice. We will obviously practice today and tomorrow. At the end of the week I’m sure there will be some communication.”

On the healing process:

“Number one, on Sunday night I kicked the coaches out of here at 7:00 p.m.because there are a lot of them that have young kids. Like it or not, I have been through this situation and it stinks. I wanted them to get home and be with their families. The same thing with the players. We didn’t do our normal practice on Monday. Part of that is because we had a long team meeting. I met the 21 Club, which is any kid over 21, because I think those guys have been here. They know the experience. They have invested themselves. As we have met, and as we have gotten through the week, the only thing that I can judge is their attention in the meetings, their intensity on the field and their focus on the field. I think they have done a really good job at this point.”

On his opinion of the Big 10, PAC 12, and the SEC:

“I think they are all competitive. I believe that. I think this is a tremendous conference. When you look at the different teams and the established teams, there is great competition. There is great competition. You all probably know it better than I do. At the same time, I think there is great competition in the PAC 12. Especially with those teams up near the top, knocking each other senseless. I think the same of the Big 10, with the teams that have been traditionally seen at the top. You can talk about the different leagues, but I think there are a lot of quality football programs around this country.”

On changing Friday practices:

“Yeah, we are changing Thursday and Friday. Friday now becomes our Thursday, and Thursday now becomes our Friday in how we will do things.”

On freshman offensive lineman Trey Smith at the tackle position and whether he will continue to move around:

“We will see. By the end of the week we will know if it will continue. I talked to Trey a little bit and I asked him how he liked it. He said that it was a little more challenging and difficult, but he is 100% into whatever position or whatever we need him to do so the team can win. He is kind of a special guy in a lot of ways. He handled it well.”

On what the team can do to avoid the lag on defense that happened last season due to injuries:

“That’s a really good and fair question. I think it’s been kind of the opposite this year from what I understand. I know that Shy Tuttle and Reginald McKenzie Jr. and a lot of those guys were out at the end of the year. Kyle Phillips is in there playing the three and losing Danny O’Brien and all those things. It has kind of been the opposite this year and been the offense. Defensively, we have to play better. We have to coach better, that’s on us. I think we truly want to play complementary football any chance we get which means we have to take care of the ball. We have to grind out some first downs, from an offensive standpoint. Our special teams have to separate us from our opponent. I’ll go back to where we practiced yesterday and what we did, I think the guys understood that. What is the philosophy to win this football game? Then next week there will be another philosophy.”

On the offensive line changes last week and how they worked for the team:

“I think it worked out pretty well for us. When you go back and you look at the tape and all of those things, I think the guys handled it pretty well. I think Walt Wells and Larry Scott did a nice job. I think it was an important part of our game plan.”

On coaches changing in-game locations:

“I think Larry Scott is going to come down. Nate Ollie is going to come down because Nate and I have worked together with the defensive line. I think there will be times when I might not need to be with those guys on the sideline or handling substitution patterns.”

On whether or not he will be wearing a headset:

“That’s funny, I was just about to tell you that I am going to be wearing a headset. I swear I was.”

On wearing a head set and the chemistry of the staff:

“I am going to wear a headset. I think there is chemistry through the whole offensive staff. I think you look at what Robert Gillespie brings to the table, what Walt Wells brings to the table, KB (Kevin Beard) brings to the table, but, obviously, Larry Scott is the coordinator. I have been in the offense meetings. I have probably spent more time down at the offensive side of the field then I have in my career to some degree, but I think the plan that we have is one that is beneficial for us to be successful.”

On Larry Scott being on the sidelines:

“Larry came up and said, ‘Coach, what do you think about me going on the sideline?’  I asked him if he had done that before and do you like controlling the offense that way from the sideline and he said he would like to. I have a lot of trust and I think Larry Scott is a very good football coach. I think it if it’s good for him to some degree, it will also be good for our players.”

On who would go up to the box:

“I’m not sure who would go up. We have pretty good eyes up there, so that part of it we haven’t gone all the way through. Walt Wells needs to be on the field. Robert Gillespie, I believe, needs to be on the field. KB (Kevin Beard) we may go and put him up, but that’s something that we haven’t finalized yet.”

On the possibility of Mike Canales going to the box:

“Possibly, but that position is so special on any football team. If he needs to be on the sideline to look in the quarterback’s eyes to make sure they understand the technique and fundamentals, I think it’s important for him to be where he can be the most beneficial for that kid.”

On if Bob Shoop will continue to call the defense:

“Bob Shoop will continue. I will have suggestions, which I have had all year anyway. I don’t think that’s much different. Bob will keep coaching those guys up with Charlton Warren, Thig (Tommy Thigpen), myself, and Nate Ollie, so he’s well equipped.”

-UT Athletics