101 Ace Contributor George Cliff Hudson asked when/where/how Lindsey Nelson fit into the Vols PBP history?
Just an fyi...until very recently all these pages have solely been filled via my journals, memories and from our contributors. I recently subscribed to newspapers dot com, and there is a plethora of information lurking in the back logs of newspapers from yesteryear. I would equate newspapers from days gone by as the equivalent and mixture of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter aka X.
Lindsey Nelson preceded George Mooney as Vols play by play announcer, taking on those tasks in 1948 when WKGN 1340 was selected to be the flagship. Nelson was a sports announcer at the station. Some classic stations were carrying the games...WGAP, WATO, WCRK, WKPT, etc.
Fast forward to this date (August 19) in 1952 and George Mooney from Memphis was announced as the new PBP announcer with Art Metzler as color commentary. WROL AM 620kc was the mother ship! Mooney was selected by Vols AD General Robert Neyland.
Go Vols... it's football time in Tennessee!