All true. Sparks, Hammontree, Ellis, Torbush, Bates, Quarles and many more were all names that are a part of his coaching circle. All great men in their own right, but very few like him.
His players all heard about his exploits as a dual sport athlete at Farragut/Carson Newman and if I'm not mistaken he got a brief shot in the NFL. To this day though I'll never get over how good he was as a kicker and punter. He could execute a perfect drop kick from distance and his punts to us during warm ups were Reggie Roby-esque with hangtime!