Christian. Husband. Father. Tennesseean. 1 Corinthians 16:13-14.
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Connor Butler retweeted
Keeping Charlie's legacy alive. - TeamCDB
“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” - 2 Peter 1:3 NIV
Herschel, Bo, Henry… DGG
First carry = Touchdown😳
Tennessee 5-star RB commit David Gabriel Georges takes it to the house for Baylor (TN).
(via @ChadSimmons_)
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Got to stay with my Dad through the weekend to watch this one on a Monday night. Stayed up no telling how late on a school night watching all the postgame coverage. Great game and memory.
An American Legend
Be Davy Crocket
>Born 1786. Tennessee frontier.
>Poor.
>No formal schooling.
>Hired out as a boy. Beaten.
>You run away.
>Learn fast.
>Hunt to eat.
>Read when you can.
>The forest becomes your teacher.
Winter, 1825.
>Snow deep and tracks fresh.
>Bear signs heavy along the ridge.
>You follow.
>Rifle primed. Dog ahead.
>One shot.
>Not clean.
>The woods go silent.
>You know what comes next.
>The wounded bear turns.
>Charges.
>No crowd. No applause.
>Only death and distance closing.
>You hold steady.
>Second shot.
>Impact.
>Silence again.
>You walk forward slowly.
>You do not celebrate.
>You skin and you carry.
>You feed your family.
War of 1812.
>Creek War.
>You fight under Andrew Jackson.
>You see ambition. You see power.
>You go home.
>Farmer.
>Hunter.
>Storyteller.
>You enter politics.
>Backwoodsman in buckskin.
>But sharper than they expect.
>You oppose corruption.
>You oppose land grabs that crush settlers.
>You vote against the Indian Removal Act.
>You say:
“I would rather be politically dead than hypocritically immortal.”
>You lose your seat.
>You do not apologize.
>You say:
“You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.”
>You ride south.
Alamo.
February 1836.
>Outnumbered.
>No illusion of rescue.
>You write home.
>You trust God.
>Thirteen days.
>Walls shake.
>Final assault.
>>You fight like hell.
>No surrender.
>You die inside the mission.
>Age 49.
Leaves behind:
A hunter who understood patience.
A rifleman who faced charges in forest and fortress alike.
Proof that courage is steady hands under pressure.
An American Legend larger than life.
Connor Butler retweeted
Aug. 28, 1967 — Married song-writing duo Felice and Boudleaux Bryant checked into a room at the Gatlinburg Inn and penned “Rocky Top” 58 years ago today.
Can’t wait! Man has held the SEC career 3 point record for going on 2 decades while the sport’s focus on the shot has exploded, and did it while battling cancer his senior year. Baller!
courage, perseverance and the ultimate #INAM attitude
Volunteer for Life tells the emotional story of @clofton606's private, in-season battle with cancer during the Vols' 2007-08 campaign
debuts Monday, March 10 at 7pm ET on @SECNetwork
