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| Tennessee Volunteers–No. 42 | |
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| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1910 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1929–1931) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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William R. "Ray" Saunders was a college football player.
Saunders was a tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. Saunders suffered the first injury of 1930 with a minor knee injury. [1] Saunders was selected All-Southern in 1931 along with teammates and College Football Hall of Fame members Herman Hickman and Gene McEver. [2] [3] [4] He was also selected third-team All-American by the "Captain's Poll", selected by a poll of the captains of the major football teams [5]
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William Frederick Bates is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 15-year career as a safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). A fan favorite, he was a Pro Bowl selection in 1984, played in Super Bowl XXVIII and Super Bowl XXX, and was on the Cowboys' roster for Super Bowl XXVII. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
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The 1931 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1931 Southern Conference football season. Tulane won the Southern Conference championship. In December 2008, Sports Illustrated undertook to identify the individuals who would have been awarded the Heisman Trophy in college football's early years, before the trophy was established. Tulane's Jerry Dalrymple was selected as the would-be Heisman winner for the 1931 season.
The 1932 College Football All-Southern Team consists of American football players selected to the College Football All-Southern Teams selected by various organizations for the 1932 Southern Conference football season. Tennessee won the Southern championship.
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Charles Baxter "Foots" Clement was a college football player and prominent Memphis businessman. He was posthumously inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1989.
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