His name appears on page 185 of the 2019 University of Memphis football guide, listed among some of the greatest receivers the program has produced.
Ask Don Coffey what he did in 1961 to secure a spot in the Tigers' record book and he, apologetically, describes what led to a three-touchdown game against Tulsa.
"None of them (the TD catches) were outside the 10-yard line," said Coffey, 80 years old and a retired educator living in Jackson, Tenn. "On their goal-line defense (Tulsa) didn't set up a defense to guard against the quick slant.