gator Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 Who were some of the greatest high school football players from the old NIL (Nashville Interscholastic League), what schools did they play for (whether the school is still open or not), and what years did they play? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromthetop2 Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 wow, that list would be huge! A question I would have- what year did the NIL go out of existence? Some I remember were Fred Fisher, Barry Burton, Lonnie Sadler, Jimmy Gaylor, and Ralph Carnahan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman10 Posted October 7, 2006 Report Share Posted October 7, 2006 wow, that list would be huge! A question I would have- what year did the NIL go out of existence? Some I remember were Fred Fisher, Barry Burton, Lonnie Sadler, Jimmy Gaylor, and Ralph Carnahan. What about Jeff Peoples? Didn't he win the NIL MVP in football and baseball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchief Posted October 10, 2006 Report Share Posted October 10, 2006 Wayne Bush-Glencliff Kenny Johnson-Donelson Bonnie Sloan--Litton Bill Wade--MBA Chuck Boyd-Madison Austin Denney-Donelson Alex Gordy-Litton Tom Moore-Goodlettsville Richard Fulton-East Maxie Runyon--Cohn Kenneth Duke-Litton Bobby Tillman--Litton Mike Jones-Stratford Preston Brown-Maplewood Tom Marshall-Mt. Juliet Greg Gaines-DuPont George Volkert-Litton Johnny Tomlinson--Litton (one year anyway) Chuck Steagald--Donelson There are way too many to mention. Maybe the best back and lineman from each team would be more like it, although that would still be hard to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartbreakkid Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Mike Wright and Tommy Bateman (Ryan) 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWoodroof Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 wow, that list would be huge! A question I would have- what year did the NIL go out of existence? Some I remember were Fred Fisher, Barry Burton, Lonnie Sadler, Jimmy Gaylor, and Ralph Carnahan. The NIL still existed through the '78 season, although the district set-up had made it a bit irrelevant. The '70 season, when MBA played Two Rivers in the Clinic Bowl, is probably the last time the NIL had real importance. Some that I would list (and I'll go for the obscure here) Danny Hunley (Cumberland) Terry Potter (Goodlettsville) David Belt (Madison) Walter Herod (Hendersonville) Walter Overton (Pearl) Jeff Woodcock (Maplewood) Anybody who lettered (MBA, '66-'68) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil1 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 What about Carlton Flatt, head coach at Brentwood Academy? Didn't he play ball in Nashville? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbg Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) E.J. Junior (Mapelwood & University of Alabama) was All-Pro in the NFL Lester McClain (Antioch & University of Tennessee) "Jefferson Street" Joe Gillam (Pearl, Tennessee State, Pittsburgh Steelers) Mike Wright (Father Ryan) was probably the best QB from Middle Tennessee until Ingle Martin (MBA) started to play. Is it true that one of Wright's daughters is married to Martin? Edited October 22, 2006 by cbg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigchief Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 (edited) E.J. Junior (Mapelwood & University of Alabama) was All-Pro in the NFL Lester McClain (Antioch & University of Tennessee) "Jefferson Street" Joe Gillam (Pearl, Tennessee State, Pittsburgh Steelers) Mike Wright (Father Ryan) was probably the best QB from Middle Tennessee until Ingle Martin (MBA) started to play. Is it true that one of Wright's daughters is married to Martin? Yes, his daughter Jennifer married Ingle a year or so ago. She pitched softball for Alabama for four years. His other daughter, Amy, has dated Matt Frieje (Vanderbilt basketball) for years as well. What about Carlton Flatt, head coach at <a href='http://www.coacht.com/inside/team.cfm?SchoolID=37&SportID=1' target='_blank'>Brentwood Academy</a>? Didn't he play ball in Nashville? Carlton Flatt played at the old Cumberland High School in North Nashville. Edited October 23, 2006 by bigchief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWoodroof Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Carlton Flatt played at the old Cumberland High School in North Nashville. If you can go back that far, you obviously know the NIL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo44 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) Carlton Flatt played at the old Cumberland High School in North Nashville. Howell Flatt was in the backfield at Cumberland in those years. I believe they were cousins, or something. I believe that Howell was athletic director at MT Juliet a few years back. Wayne Bush was 20 or 21 as a senior at Glencliff. Bill Wade had the strongest arm of any QB from the NIL. Edited October 25, 2006 by jimbo44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo44 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Carl George was the first QB for Maplewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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