Tennessee Football: 10 Best Quarterbacks in Vols History
Sep 12, 2015; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot carries the flag through the fans during Vol Walk prior to the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Holloway single-handedly delayed the inevitable of Tennessee football falling off the map under Bill Battle because of how great of an individual player he was.
He finished his career completing 58.5 percent of his passes for 3,102 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while rushing for 966 yards and another nine touchdowns. Those do not seem like great numbers, but they were great at the time.
Meanwhile, with no supporting cast and terrible coaching, Holloway led the Vols to records of 10-2, 8-4, and 7-3-1.
He put the entire football program on his shoulders and kept Tennessee football relevant at a time it was destined to fall back to the bottom of the SEC pack, and for that he deserves credit.
It is hard to sit up here with his numbers and sell Holloway being the second greatest quarterback in Tennessee history, but ask any opponent of his during that time.
The future Canadian Football League star was maybe two plays away from being a national champion in Knoxville in 1972 and was always a winner. With a 24-9-2 career record as a starter, Holloway is a hero to many people in the Tennessee community.
And when you consider the circumstances he played under, including the state of where Tennessee football was headed and the issue of race, he belongs at No. 2.
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Condredge Holloway
Quarterback, 1972-1974
The first black quarterback in the SEC, Condredge Holloway deserves credit just for being a trailblazer in that regard. But it would have meant nothing were he not a great quarterback.
Fortunately for the Vols, he was one of the best.
Holloway single-handedly delayed the inevitable of Tennessee football falling off the map under Bill Battle because of how great of an individual player he was.
He finished his career completing 58.5 percent of his passes for 3,102 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions while rushing for 966 yards and another nine touchdowns. Those do not seem like great numbers, but they were great at the time.
Meanwhile, with no supporting cast and terrible coaching, Holloway led the Vols to records of 10-2, 8-4, and 7-3-1.
He put the entire football program on his shoulders and kept Tennessee football relevant at a time it was destined to fall back to the bottom of the SEC pack, and for that he deserves credit.
It is hard to sit up here with his numbers and sell Holloway being the second greatest quarterback in Tennessee history, but ask any opponent of his during that time.
The future Canadian Football League star was maybe two plays away from being a national champion in Knoxville in 1972 and was always a winner. With a 24-9-2 career record as a starter, Holloway is a hero to many people in the Tennessee community.
And when you consider the circumstances he played under, including the state of where Tennessee football was headed and the issue of race, he belongs at No. 2.
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