There are seven retired Tennessee Vols football jerseys, three of which are only based on merits. The Lady Vols have six retired jerseys, and there are four in men’s basketball.
Meanwhile, baseball has two retired jerseys, and softball has one.
Names like Monica Abbott, Todd Helton, Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Bernard King, Candace Parker, and Chamique Holdsclaw hang over different athletic complexes throughout the University of Tennessee campus.
And they all deserve their recognition.
However, there are numerous other Tennessee Vols who deserve to have their jersey numbers retired. And the school has unfairly left them out of the process.