Phillip Fulmer celebrates the Tennessee Volunteers
University of Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer, after posting a 152-52 career record, ended that career on Nov. 29, 2008.
The Volunteers kept their 23-game winning streak against the University of Kentucky alive, recording a 28-10 victory. It was the last game in which Fulmer would be standing on the sidelines for UT.
Unfamiliar with Coach Fulmer and his legacy at UT? Gene Wojciechowski, sports columnist for ESPN, wrote an article about Fulmer’s last day as Tennessee’s head coach. The article, “In his final 24 hours at Tennessee, Fulmer ran gamut of emotions,” points out some of the highlights of Fulmer’s career, some of the players he coached and the people he touched.
One response to the article (posted by starfishwhaleboy) stated, “I didn’t know much about Coach Fulmer, but after reading this article he seems like a man I would want to meet and play football for.”
Fulmer not only coached for Tennessee, but played for them as well. From 1969-1971, he was an offensive guard for the Volunteers, helping them to a 30-5 record overall those seasons. To read more about Fulmer’s football and coaching career, visit “Biography of Phillip Fulmer.”
After negotiations with University of Tennessee officials, it was decided that Fulmer was going to step down as head coach, rather than be fired. Fulmer made his official announcement on Nov. 4, 2008. The coaching job will be taken over by Lane Kiffin (read more about Kiffin in an article posted by knoxnews.com, “Kiffin Brings New Shade of Orange“).
Fulmer has stated that he is currently unsure of his future as a coach.
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