The Vols' stadium is named after a member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 1914.

Great fact.

There is also a Brandon Stewart connection between the two schools as well.

Robert Reese Neyland was born February 17, 1892, in Greenville, Texas, the son of Robert R. and Pauline Lewis Neyland. He attended Greenville High School, where he had an outstanding record in academics and athletics. He then attended Burleson Junior College and later studied engineering at Texas A&M for one year. In 1912, when Neyland was 20 years of age, Congressman Sam Rayburn of Texas gave Neyland an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Neyland excelled in boxing and baseball at the Military Academy before graduating near the top of his class in 1916.

so why did they name the stadium after him?

he was a coach there

keegan, where did you come up with that?


"Guns don't kill people, I kill people."

That's beautiful.

I wonder if he is related to my 7th grade sciene teacher in Carrollton - Mrs. "Knee High" Neyland?

Keegan, you beat me to it. Was going to post similar info later in the week when things had calmed down.

For years have thought a regular preseason game with the Vols would be a great intersectional matchup. The old General might be sitting straight up in his grave.


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I earnestly pray that the ghost of Charlie Moran has returned in the form of Coach Fran, and that we never again lose to those "other people" over in Travis County. At least not very often.

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Neato factiod, Keegan. You da man!

Cool! Did he actually graduate from A&M?

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Franchione later added of his 4-6 Aggies: “We all feel like (opponents) need to get their licks in while they can.”

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I wanted to send him an e-mail to ask him who he's going to cheer for, but The Association didn't have one for him in the online database.

So I suppose if you know that much about their stadium...you probably already knew that the last time we played them was in the 1957 Gator Bowl...3-0 not in favor of the good guys in maroon.

http://kiko13.com/cflrankings/TPTXAM.htm

also the only time to date that we've played them so we can even up the series

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Cool! Did he actually graduate from A&M?

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Didn't read the thread, did you?

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He then attended Burleson Junior College and later studied engineering at Texas A&M for one year. In 1912, when Neyland was 20 years of age, Congressman Sam Rayburn of Texas gave Neyland an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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