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Eric Westmoreland was a great one...saw him a little more than I wanted to in the 1994 playoffs while I was on the sidleine documenting how he overwhelmed our defense.

 

I've also seen...

 

Shaun and Jason Witten, James "Little Man" Stewart, Scott Galyon, Vince Redd

 

all of whom are considered some of the best to strap it on in this state.

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To any Nashville Overton fans out there & anybody else in the Metro area a name that I remember being a tough football players was Derrick Bottoms back in the late 80 early 90's. He was probably the toughest guy I knew. He didnt like anybody when he played. He played with so much emotion it was crazy. I saw him get into altercations with coaches on the other team when plays would go out of bounds. He was a competitor. He could have played at Alabama but chose baseball over football. He was drafted in 1990 by the Astros out of high school & went that route.

A couple more old Overton names: Brandon Wharton (UT Basketball player), All of the Hord brothers, Billy Cunningham (Vandy), Keith Davis(UT), Fruit Bell, Melvin Peacock, Joe Bell, Ray McGowan, & the list goes on. Anybody remember any of those names?

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Hubert Simpson, fomerly of the McMinn County Cherokees, was a starter at UT. He was a great guy, until things changed, but we are talking about high school players. Yes, I think he was one of them. Also, Shazzon Bradley, All-State in wrestling and football.

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Yea Shazzon won state his senior year and was undefeated. He played on the Tennessee team that beat Notre Dame. "Miracle at South Bend"

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