Best Players from the Old NIL (Nashville Interscholastic League)

[bigchief]

I could have sworn Davis was older, but I could be wrong. I did find a link on TACA that shows a Keith Davis in the Class of 1984 at Overton.

 

One way to figure is out is if anyone remembers if he went JUCO, or if he redshirted at UT. He lettered 1985-88 at UT; if he went the JUCO route, his first year out of high school should have been 1983; if he went straight to UT and redshirted, his first year out should have been 1984.

I think you are right. I know I played baseball against Fruit in spring '83. I was thinking Davis was a year older. Keith Davis was the 200 meter state champion at the state track meet in '84. Must have been a year younger.

 

Terry Potter is a solid choice as well.

 

Cary Curd finished up at McGavock so I included him there as well as Buck at Maplewood.

 

Sorry I left off Cumberland High. Unintenional.

 

As I said, feel free to add to the list. It was fun making it up.

Edited October 27, 2006 by bigchief

[BigReddore]

Keith Davis was from Overton but if my memory serves me correctly he graduated with the 1981 state championship team & the NIL folded around 1979.

Keith Davis graduated in 1984. He was named NIL MVP fall of'83. He was a great player. I can name many from Overton. Mark Femster, Greg Cornell, Mike Beckham, Charles "Fruit" Bell, Phil Hoard, Chris Coutras

[Bighurt]

. . .

Two Rivers: Ricky Miller, help me out

. . .

How about Ricky Allen?

 

bigchief,

Being a former Stratford Spartan, I would agree Ricky Miller could use some help . . Oh, I am sorry that's not what you meant!

Edited October 27, 2006 by Bighurt

[o21putt]

In the fall of 1961, Overton in only their 2nd year of varsity competition and being only Juniors had a 9-1 record with their only loss being to Chatt. Brainerd in the last game of the season. Some names that played during that time were super freshman Roger Green, along with David Graeflin, John Kearns, Ed Hessey, Wayne Clendenen, Tommy Harper, John Norman, Bryan Smith and Billy Harris just to name a few. They also had a German exchange student by the name of Ulrich Wolff, who at that time was a soccer style kicker which, of course, was unheard of. He kicked a 37 yard FG against Hillwood, I believe, which at the time was a modern day KIL record. He kicked several FG's that year, one to help beat Maplewood 10-6. I am sure that I left out some of the members of that team but when you are my age, memory is the first thing to go. Thanks to everyone on here in helping bring back some wonderful memories.

[WarriorFan]

IMO, the following players were the best ever in the old NIL:

 

Defense: E.J. Junior (Mapelwood) & Greg Gaines (DuPont) both of these guys had long careers in the NFL

 

Offense: Bill Wade (MBA), Mike Wright (Father Ryan), and Ingle Martin (MBA) all played professional football or professional baseball.

 

MVP: "Jefferson Street" Joe Gilliam (Pearl, Tennessee State & Pittsburgh Steelers)

Better than Terry Bradshaw and proved it but the NFL was not ready for a minority to play QB on a Super Bowl championship team.

The NIL was gone by the time Ingle Martin played.......

 

Keith Davis was from Overton but if my memory serves me correctly he graduated with the 1981 state championship team & the NIL folded around 1979.

 

The NIL was around in the 1980's.

[WarriorFan]

Here goes with the NIL manifesto. I will go ahead and apologize for leaving out anyone. I did the best I could.

Hume Fogg: Willis Appleton, Deacon Lunn, John Berry

 

Goodpasture: Scott Trew, Alan Banks

 

Joelton: Butch Baker, Denny Lutz, Wendell Stamps, Randy Waller, Aaron Smith, Calvin Short,Tony Rush, Gene and Wayne Carney, Steve Bozza

 

Lipscomb: Steve Staggs, Houston Woods, David Shaub, Bob Majors

 

T.P.S. or T.I.S.: Elmer Disspayne, Everett Holt, Andy McCord, Claude Hill, James "Red" Gaylor, Charles Bobo, Clarence Sharpe, Johnny Wilson, Jay Bonds, Bobby Branchfield.

 

Cohn: J.B. Proctor, Thomas Green, Maxie Runion, Tommy Wells, Glen Sexton, Brady Luckett, Mulloy Robertson, Gene Sadler,

 

Dupont: Kenneth "Moe" Wright, Ben Donnell, Greg Gaines, Jeff Gaines, Sonny Moore, Abbie Williams, Sonny Ferguson, Joe Clay,

 

Glencliff: Wayne Bush, Jerry Broadbent, Mike Bush, Mike Gipson, Buddy Brown, Kenny Mansfield, Greg Oglesby, Tommy Baucom, Ricky Wheeler, Wayne Smith, Bubba Dudley, Bubba Randolph

 

Goodlettsville: Dutch Sears, Gene Moore, Tom Moore, Butch Frost, Tim Corn, Terry Dalton, Thurman Brooks, Hugh Denny, Roy Petty, Joe Robinson

 

Howard: Richard McAbee, Jimmy Hite, Oneal Tankersley,

 

Mt. Juliet: Tom Marshall, Ronnie Hackney, Johnny Lowe, Ricky Kitrell, Bill Coley,

 

North: Jesse Mathers, Billy Whittaker, Odell Binkley, Tommy Partin, Buck Pardue

 

East: Frankie Hastings, Dick Fulton, Tom Keysaer, Charlie Lyons, James Threalkill, Doug Harris, Willie Rice, Tommy Gossage, Owen Howell, Elvin Butler, Clarence Hewgley, Garnett Rather, Melvin Primm

 

Franklin: Ken "Baby" Frost, Ray Dalton, Fred Lane Sr., Ken Huff, Ned Sullivan,

 

Hendersonville: Walter Herrod, Gary Mitchell, John Carver, Buddy Lucas, Tom Latimer, William Douglas, Rickey Steely,

 

Madison: Alvin Frey, Chuck Lewis, Bill "Bull" Cartwright, Chuck Boyd, Butch Cartwright, Ken Apple, Lonnie Sadler, Houston Ragan, Jimmy Cartwright, Mike Head, Tony Adcock, Freddie Johnson, Danny Fisher,

 

Maplewood: Preston Brown, David Campbell, Jeff Woodcock, Walter Buck, Tony Buck, Ernest Cecil, Ernest Hale, Raymond Ray, Earvin Sweat, Adolph Groves, E. J. Junior,

 

McGavock: Cary Curd, James "Creature" Caruthers, Lafayette Moore, Wayne Gregory, Steve McDonald, Mike Blake,

 

Stratford: Mike Jones, Wayne Helton, Doug Lankford, Mike Dennis, Terry Harris, Brock Rust, Brian Crane, Ronald Stafford, Shadow, you do the rest.

 

Overton: Tim Riley, Donald McCord, Miller Aaron, Ralph Carnahan, Jimmy Gaylor, Frank Vukelich, Gary Daniel, George Hendricks, Wayne Patterson, Mark Llewellyn, Rick Ritter, Mike Sullivan, Jeff Vaughn, Hunter Harris, Mike Johnson,

 

Pearl: Porter Williams, Walter Overton, George French, Jack Crawford, Hershell Lyons, Michael Miller, Randolph Williamson, Reginald Hayden,

 

Antioch: Tony Hood, Lester McClain, Larry Ward, Randall McGill, Randall Tidwell, Frank Victory, Russ Tidwell, Jerry Kirby, Larry Bryant,

 

Hillsboro: Don McIllhenny, Danny Neal, Bucky Ford, Barry Burton, Darrell Page, Ben Matthews, Doug Moulton, Donnie Sherman, Joe Foxall, Bernie Thau, Jake Libbey, Tommy Gossett, Frank Tice

 

Hillwood: Jeff Gorin, Fred "Frog" Williams, Manley Mixon, Joey Runion, Chuck Wood, Tom Bernhardt, Raymond Goffy, Richard Clippard, Steve Blume, John Barbero, Tommy Sidwell, George Hendricks

 

Father Ryan: Angelo "Vic" Varallo, Charley Clunan, Bobby Young, Joe Sullivan, Joe Bates, Tommy Donnely, Vic Karabasz, Frank Halliburton, Art Guepe Jr., Boots Donnelly, Jerry Sullivan, Joe Miller, Jim Derrick, John "Happy" Saad, Billy Lynch, Jim Mondelli, Mike Mondelli, K.C. Skull, Bubba Donnelly, Geno Marchetti, Tommy Morales, Coveak Moody, Mike Lyons, Don Derrick, Billy Wehby, Jack Sullivan Bobby Berry, Tim Wilson, Chris Garr, Mike Wright, Tommy Bateman. WAY back includes Frank Sullivan, Pete Curley, Frank Wilk, Bernie Rohling, Thomas Swords, Ben Nance, John L. Burns.

 

Donelson: Chuck Steagald, Austin Denny, Kenneth "Red" Willoughby, Kenny Johnson, Mike Bevans, Jimbo Bevans, Steve Burger, Mike Tribue, Sam Underwood, David Stewart, Billy Spann, Roy Blair,

 

M.B.A.: Fred Fisher, Mike Denson, Tom Husband, Billy Joe Ehrhart, Charlie Hawkins, Al Whitson, Russell Brothers, George McGugin, Dennis Carr, E.W. Cox, Robert Washington, Buford Owen, Corky Corbitt, Billy Fields, Al Whitson, Jack Sparks, Bill Wade, Jack Herbert, Frank Burkholder, Mack Rolfe, Don Brothers, David Duke, Phil Husband, Bill Blair, John Bracewell, Rusty Lawrence, Sandy Haury, Tommy Roady, Jeff Peoples, Barrett Sutton, Brant Lipscomb, Frank Floyd, Tate Rich, John McClellan, Bill Lellyett. If you want to go WAY back then Chili Harden, George Baker, Bill Green, Herb Brown, Joe Myers, Bobby Worrall, Buddy Hackman, Charley Coggins, Bull Patton, Earl Blair,Jimmy Blair, David Gentry, Tommy Owen.

 

Litton: Bobby Tillman, Leonard Staggs, Bob Bingham, Johnny Hite, Kenneth Duke, John Gordy, L.F. McClellan, Rip Nix, George Volkert, Floyd Wallace, Johnny Moore, Johnny Tomlinson, Steve Shaw, Bonnie Sloan, I know I am missing a bunch here.

 

Central: Shadow, I will let you do this one.

 

West: John Sullivan, Eddie Lawrence, George Kelley, Chuck Pearson, Bobby Lawrence, Gordon Smith, Y.Y. Phillips, Henry Atkeison, Francis Derthick, Robert Seals, Bill Phillips, Ronnie Fuqua,

 

Two Rivers: Ricky Miller, help me out

 

I have no idea about Wallace, Duncan etc. A little before my time

 

Like I said, I am sure I left some out. Feel free to add to the list.

Happy reading

 

Wasn't there a player at Bellevue that was pretty big in the late 70's by the name of Tim Clem?

[WarriorFan]

I could have sworn Davis was older, but I could be wrong. I did find a link on TACA that shows a Keith Davis in the Class of 1984 at Overton.

 

One way to figure is out is if anyone remembers if he went JUCO, or if he redshirted at UT. He lettered 1985-88 at UT; if he went the JUCO route, his first year out of high school should have been 1983; if he went straight to UT and redshirted, his first year out should have been 1984.

He was the class of 84 at Overton

Edited October 28, 2006 by Brandon100

[ebbybm]

I graduated in 1982 and the NIL was still around. I graduated from Maplewood. I was there when the Maplewood-Father Ryan games were classic. I can remember having to park all the way down to Dickerson Road and walk to the stadium. We even had an incident where the Ryan coaches where on the overpass with binoculars spying on the practices. Boy those were the days!!!!!

Edited October 28, 2006 by ebbybm

[Manzikert]

Pete Page -Ryan, early 70's

Kurt Page--Ryan-late 70's

Ricky Bowers -MBA- late 70's, early 80's

David Pack--MBA-Late 70's, early 80's

Tom Moore-- MBA-Late 70's, eraly 80's

[Frankin Generals]

Pete Page -Ryan, early 70's

Kurt Page--Ryan-late 70's

Ricky Bowers -MBA- late 70's, early 80's

David Pack--MBA-Late 70's, early 80's

Tom Moore-- MBA-Late 70's, eraly 80's

Antioch David Cathey 1980 All NIL, All State, HM All American, 23 Prospect TN Caught Maplewood and Hillsboro TB's from behind

on other side of field 6'7" 250 Slobber Knockin, Back Slammer.

Vanderbilt Hall of Fame Bowl 82

Major DS/Storm, OIF II & IV.

[flngrvy]

Bigchief:

 

William Douglas at Hendersonville had the nickname "Chicken Man".

 

Would have included both Eddie Preston and Ricky Gwin from Hillwood.

 

Tony Glover from Antioch? was a heck of a player.

 

Barry Munda from Madison ran like a blur.

 

One of the best that never finished because of a blown knee and "old" surgery was Barry Duke from MBA.

 

Two from Hendersonville stand out, Doug Holland and Jeff Lane.

 

Glad you mentioned George Volkert from Litton. Got the pleasure of knowing him before he passed away when his wife worked for me. Was an All-American at Georgia Tech I do believe. George was the person who brought this thing called a "mall" to Nashville.

 

I recall Bear Bryant going to a Hendersonville game to see a 6'4", 245 lb. linebacker, (in the '70's), who was a junior and gave up football in the middle of the year.

 

Someone mentioned Terry Potter from Goodlettsville, long blonde hair and could fly.

 

I thought Harry Majors played more than one year at Mt. Juliet but was talking to someone not too long ago who said he just played his senior season. He and Preston Brown would duel it out at the Optimist and Banner Relays in track.

 

Good Post!

[cbg]

Was Hendersonville & MtJuliet in the old NIL? I only remember the teams from Davidson County being in the league.