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The band blares "Rocky Top" and the crowd roars as the University of Tennessee football team storms out of the tunnel and onto the field through the giant "T," their beloved mascot Smokey leading the way. The iconic Bluetick Coonhound has been part of the pageantry and tradition at the University of Tennessee since 1953, delighting fans both young and old. For this entertaining and enlightening book, UT sports historian Thomas J. Mattingly has teamed up with longtime Smokey owner Earl C. Hudson to tell the stories of the nine hounds that have been top dog on campus for more than half a century. It was the Rev. Bill Brooks, Hudson's brother-in-law, whose prize-winning dog "Brooks' Blue Smokey," became the first mascot by winning a student body-led contest at a home football game in 1953. The Coonhound breed was selected because it was native to the state, and several (no one remembers exactly how many) were brought onto the field at halftime to compete. But Smokey stole the show when he threw back his head and howled. The crowd cheered, and Smokey howled again. The raucous applause and barking built to a frenzy. The enthusiastic hound won the hearts of the Volunteer faithful that da

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Author

Thomas J. Mattingly; Earl C. Hudson

Publisher

The University of Tennessee Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781572339170

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, History, Education