Robert Neyland
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Robert Reese Neyland was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general. He served three stints as the head football coach at the U
Statue of Robert Neyland on display at Neyland Stadium
Tombstone of General Neyland at Knoxville National Cemetery
Neyland Stadium
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Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and ha
Robert Neyland
…Maxims" of football that many coaches, on all levels, still use. Tennessee players recite the maxims before every game in the locker room as a team. Neyland Stadium at UT is not only named for The General, but its present form was designed by him. The plans he drew up for a major expansion shortly before his death…
Aerial photograph of Neyland Stadium
Tennessee's football team played at Wait Field (where the Walters Life Science Building now stands) from 1908 to 1920
Aerial view in 2026
View from the northeast sideline as UT hosted WKU on September 5, 2009